Ep. 23: Whitney Phoenix

Whitney Phoenix is a master of piano artistry. He studied piano from age 8, and spent many of his formative years practicing eight hours a day. Originally from Vermont, Whitney attended “The Buxton School”, a preparatory boarding school in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and took his formal study at Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio. He left school without a degree, however, as he was disenchanted with his academic study. Searching for direction and meaning, Whitney joined the Marine Corps as a musician. In 1985 Whitey moved to Las Vegas, and quickly began playing in nearly every hotel in the city. His solo career began in 1993 with a position at the Imperial Palace Hotel. This led to extensive work at Caesar’s Palace, MGM Grand, and Bellagio, where Whitney has performed since the hotel’s opening in 1998. www.WhitneyPhoenix.com