Lou Caimano began his musical career as a woodwind doubler by studying saxophone with Jean-Marie Londeix and Elaine Zajac; flute with Maurice Prouvo and Andrew Lolya; clarinet with Yves Didier, Dan Trimboli and Les Scott; bassoon with Loren Glickman, William Scribner and Dr. Edgar Kirk; oboe with Dan Stolper, Mark Hill and Marsha Heller; improvisation with Phil Woods and Eric Kloss.

Lou’s performance credits include the Broadway orchestras of A Chorus Line, Baby, CATS, Dancin’, David Copperfield, Evita, 42nd Street, La Cage aux Folles, Mame, Manhattan Showboat, Woman of the Year and Shrek the Musical; as well as the Saxophonist “Salaire” at Grand Theatre de Bordeaux, Musique Municipal, Orchestre de Harmonie, and the Lansing Symphony. He has also performed on saxophone with such well-known acts as The Four Tops, The Temptations, the Mellow Kings, Gary Burton, Urbie Green, Jimmy Holmes, Arnie Lawrence, John Mahegan, Rita Moreno, Marvin Stamm, Larry Stuart, Enzo Stuarti, Clark Terry, Jerry Vale and Nancy Wilson.

Though Lou has been in a wide range of prominent performance roles, he has also valued the importance of music education and has dedicated much of his career to educating others. He’s held the positions of Director of Jazz Studies, and Instructor of Saxophone, Flute, Bassoon and Theory at Bemidji State University; Assistant Director and Instructor of Saxophone, Michigan State University; Adjunct faculty, City University of New York – QCC; Instrumental Music Teacher, Harrington Park and Ridgewood NJ public schools. He founded the Ridgewood Conservatory School for the Performing Arts in 1998 as an outgrowth of his private teaching practice of many years.

Lou holds Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from Michigan State University, where he graduated with Honors as a Woodwind Specialist. He is also a Lauret Du Conservatoire De La Region De Bordeaux, France.