Straight from Key West, Barry Cuda is an entertainer and pianist specializing in early 20th-century roots piano. Cuda is one of the most versatile blues and roots solo pianists gigging today. Following an international career playing festivals and clubs in his twenties as well as sitting at the feet And absorbing techniques from pianists such as Prof. Longhair, Little Brother Montgomery, Sunnyland Slim, James Booker, Knock Parker, and Memphis Slim among others, he has made his living pushing an acoustic piano from gig to gig in Key West, Florida for the past 30 plus years. In recent years he has expanded his research and live shows to include roots in New Orleans, Cuban and Andalusian piano. He is a strong live performer and singer as well as an educator with a near-encyclopedic knowledge of piano blues history.