Bob Fraioli playing Solo Piano
Every Thursday from 5:30pm – 9:30pm
“Bob Fraioli is one of St. Augustine’s musical treasures, a musician so good you’d expect him to be playing with all the big names in jazz in New York. In fact, that’s where life began for him but later moved to California, not to mention service in Vietnam, before settling in Palm Coast.
Piano was an early passion, studying classical piano at Jacksonville University but it was jazz that really beckoned to him - he began played boogie-woogie when was 8. One of his lifelong regrets is that he avoided the opportunity of studying with one of his idols. the great Oscar Peterson because of extenuating family reasons. But that didn’t stop him listening to everything by Oscar and his other great idol Bill Evans.
Playing jazz has been a lifetime passion for him but it’s had its problems because Bob, surprisingly, is partially deaf, which, as he says, makes it real difficult to play in bands so solo piano or trio and quartet work has been his main staple.
His describes his gig for almost four years now at the Tini Martini Bar on the bayfront in St. Augustine as just wonderful. You can catch him there on Thursdays and Saturdays from 5.30 pm playing his jazz and just about everything else that the customers request. There’s very little he says no to but ask for Oscar or Bill Evans and Bob’s in his heaven. Treat yourself and go see one of our local treasures.”
“John Garton” (
Jazz critic from England)
Friday Dec 4, 2009Steve Scott and "Impact"Start out your evening with the First Friday Art Walk, then turn it up a notch with Steve Scott and Impact. Even the horse & carriage drivers slow down a bit when passing by the "Tini" to enjoy. These guys really bring the house (Inn) down!
Saturday, Dec 5, 2009Bob Fraioli on piano with Stan Piper on bassFriday, Dec 11, 2009Peggie Black“Peggie Black’s voice has a saucy ‘Come up and see me sometime.’ flair that laces each note with plenty of double entendres." Mark Faulkner, Florida Times Union. Peggie is a renowned singer of "The Great American Songbook," and has garnered rave reviews from audiences for her witty, sophisticated performances
Saturday Dec 12, 2009Bob Fraioli on piano with Stan Piper on bassFriday, December 18, 2009Barry Greene“I've been enjoying the guitar as an instrument and its amazing artists all of my life. To me Barry Greene is just about one of the best; not only as a player, but also as a writer and a teacher. I agree with others who regard him as a world class musician.”
-Pat Martino
Saturday, Dec 19, 2009Bob Fraioli on Piano with Stan Piper on bassFriday December 25, 2009Barry GreeneSaturday, Dec 26, 2009Bob Fraioli on piano with Stan Piper on bassThursday, Dec 31 2009 "New Year's Eve"Bob Fraioli with Al Dodds on bassFriday Jan 1, 2010John RicciCombining the culture of his Argentine roots and background in a musical family with a deep study of saxophone influences such as John Coltrane, Ben Webster, Stan Getz, Michael Brecker, Branford Marsalis and Mark Turner, John Ricci draws together soulful, hard swinging, harmonically modern and rhythmically diverse elements to his compositions and arrangements.
Saturday Jan 2, 2010
Bob Fraioli with Stan Piper on bass
