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Sam Distefano (Musician)
Sam Distefano (20 December 1926 – 13 April 2015) was a jazz pianist and talent executive for Playboy and the Riviera Hotel and Casino.
== Early years ==
Sam Distefano was an Italian-American jazz pianist and talent executive born in Chicago, IL, on 20 December 1926.〔 As a teen and early-aged adult, Distefano worked many famous jazz clubs on piano and bass in the Chicagoland area, including Mister Kelly's and The London House. He briefly attended the University of Illinois at Navy Pier before being drafted into the military in the early 1950s.
While serving in the Korean War, he became close friends with the renowned jazz pianist, Bill Evans. The two shared the same platoon and were bunk-mates in the 5th Army at Ft. Sheridan, IL. Distefano developed his jazz piano playing by studying Evans' playing on the upright piano they had in their barracks. Distefano was awarded the National Defense Service Marksmanship Medal for having demonstrated perfect firearms skills and proficiency in combat training. After serving honorably from 1952-1955, Distefano moved to Miami, FL and invested in a notable nightclub named the Crab Shanty that he changed to the Stut N' Tut where he became close friends and performed on piano with, the legendary jazz trombonist, Carl Fontana. He graduated from the University of Miami in 1957 with a 4-year, Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. After returning to Chicago, he worked days as an industrial engineer for IT&T, and nights as a musician, playing both piano and upright-acoustic-string-bass-fiddle in many of the city's famous nightclubs, including The Cloisters, The Trade Winds, and The Living Room, relieving such famous pianists as Joe Parnello (one of the select few pianists who accompanied Frank Sinatra), Larry Novak,〔〔 and Joe Iacco on their off-nights. It was in one of these clubs, Playboy founders, Victor Lownes and Hugh Hefner, caught Distefano performing with his trio and accompanying female jazz vocalists on piano.
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