About George

George Melillo began his musical training on the piano at the age of ten, studying classical and jazz piano through his high school years and continuing his study of the piano at Columbia University (where he received his B.A) with Michael Skelly. Since returning to his native New Haven he has studied the Taubman Technique with Kerstin Costa, and piano with pianist and composer Sarah Meneely-Kyder. He now gets sporadic coaching from a number of musicians, plays in master classes, works as an accompanist, and performs as a soloist and ensemble partner.

George participates actively in early childhood education in New Haven, designing and performing musical children’s programming involving piano, banjo, and guitar. He appears regularly at The Connecticut Children's Museum and the Creating Kids Childcare Center, and has partnered with the United Way, CitySeed Farmer’s Markets, and Neighborhood Music School to provide high quality interactive children’s programming.

When not making music George is usually studying something or other: languages and literature (particularly German and the ancients), philosophy, gardening (permaculture and vermiculture), and economics (lately the Circuitist and Neo-Chartalist schools of post-keynesian economics).  He believes that living a thoughtful and reflective life makes for thoughtful and reflective music making - and vice versa.