26 JUNE 2026 (TORONTO, ON) — Today, the lauded and multifaceted pianist, songwriter, and composer Stephan Moccio releases Scenes From A Velvet Room, a reflection on Moccio’s early days when he cut his teeth playing piano six nights a week in the lobby of the Four Seasons Toronto. Returning to his formative, melodic core, Moccio presents a time capsule across twelve tracks imbued with jazz and classical melodies. Listen to the new album here and watch the visualizer for the standout track, “I Break Everything I Love” here.
The album follows the release of “Opaline,” an iridescent jazz track that pairs Stephan with acclaimed saxophonist Branford Marsalis. The New Orleans legend, who has played with everyone from Herbie Hancock to The Grateful Dead, adds a fervent layer to Moccio’s delicate piano, as an emotional scene emerges.
The album was born after a period of introspection and reflection for Moccio. After a quarter-century spent penning iconic melodies, Moccio could easily rest on a catalog of chart-breakers like Celine Dion’s “A New Day Has Come,” Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball,” The Weeknd’s “Earned It,” and “I Believe,” the theme song for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Instead, he’s looking back to the turn of the millennium, when, in a liminal space between the start of it all and his blockbuster songwriting career, he became a lounge pianist for the elite guests of Toronto.
The Four Seasons gig was a coveted one, but Moccio sees it less as a career stepping stone than a series of essential learning experiences: how to read a room and cater to a crowd, how to subconsciously curate a vibe, how to slip into a space seamlessly and slide out gracefully. “I was the guy who was always behind the scenes,” he says, smiling at how far he’s come.
Since the arrival of his debut album Tales of Solace, recorded and released during deep COVID, Moccio has become hugely popular with Gen Z. “Fracture,” the standout hit from that record, has been streamed on Spotify more than 143 million times. Multiple tracks from each of his other major releases—2021’s defiantly personal Lionheart and 2024’s gorgeously introspective Legends, Myths, and Lavender—have also racked up tens of millions of plays on the platform, with many millions more impressions on TikTok.
This summer, you can hear Scenes From A Velvet Room live as Moccio joins with Italian pop-singer Matteo Bocelli for a twelve-date tour of the US, and followed by a four-date headlining tour this August with dates in Los Angeles, Montreal, Toronto, and New York. Full tour listings can be found below, with tickets available here.
Listen to Scenes From A Velvet Room HERE out now on all platforms on Decca Records.
TRACKLIST FOR SCENES FROM A VELVET ROOM
1. Beneath The Amber Hour
2. Room 3A
3. Melt
4. Pink Lady
5. Positano
6. Like An Old Photograph (ft. Branford Marsalis)
7. Dear Burt
8. Bossa Noir
9. The Beautiful Undoing (ft. Branford Marsalis)
10. Where The River Heals
11. Opaline (ft. Branford Marsalis)
12. I Break Everything I Love
Tour Dates:
June 28 — Arvada, CO — Arvada Center*
June 29 — Beaver Creek, CO — Vilar Performing Arts Center*
July 2 — Grand Rapids, MI — Meijer Gardens*
July 4 — Niagara Falls, ON — OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino*
July 7 — Cohasset, MA — South Shore Music Circus*
July 8 — Selbyville, DE — Freeman Arts Pavilion*
July 10 — Westport, CT — Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts*
July 12 — Westhampton Beach, NY — Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center*
August 3 — Los Angeles, CA — Blue Note LA
August 21 — Montréal, QC — Cinquième Salle
August 22 — Toronto, ON — Jane Mallett Theatre
August 24 — New York, NY — Blue Note NY
*supporting Matteo Bocelli
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