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2018 has been great thusfar - teaching at UCT, various performances, recordings, international travel and various jazz conferences and festivals. Here are some highlights:
un caro saluto!
Mike
- The Mike Rossi Project featuring trombonist John Fedchock will perform at the 20th annual Cape Town International Jazz Festival in March 2019.
- The Mike Rossi Project: Journey was released in August 2018 on CD Baby and all digital platforms.
- In July/August - I performed and taught at the Arcevia Jazz Feast, and the Jesi Jazz Festival, and in Quarna Sotto, Fermo and Ancona, Italy.
- During August I taught at a jazz camp in Kanazawa, Japan with colleagues from Belgium.
un caro saluto!
Mike
The Mike Rossi Project: Journey
With Andrew Ford - piano, Wesley Rustin - acoustic bass, Kevin Gibson - drums, Mike Rossi - woodwinds, William Haubrich - trombone, Marco Maritz - trumpet and flugelhorn.
The Mike Rossi Project CDs and performances feature a whirlwind tour of musical styles including Standards, Latin, Jazz-Rock, Swing, Blues, Modal and South African Jazz with some twists along the way. The music ranges from a gentle whisper, to a big band shout using trumpet, trombone, a variety of saxophones and woodwinds along with a stellar rhythm section.
*Available from CD Baby and on all digital platforms from 1 August 2018.
*REVIEW by Carol Martin: http://www.alljazzradio.co.za/2018/09/16/musical-influences-abound-in-saxophonist-mike-rossis-journey-album-2018/
*REVIEW by Dan Bilawsky at allaboutjazz.com: https://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=564832
With Andrew Ford - piano, Wesley Rustin - acoustic bass, Kevin Gibson - drums, Mike Rossi - woodwinds, William Haubrich - trombone, Marco Maritz - trumpet and flugelhorn.
The Mike Rossi Project CDs and performances feature a whirlwind tour of musical styles including Standards, Latin, Jazz-Rock, Swing, Blues, Modal and South African Jazz with some twists along the way. The music ranges from a gentle whisper, to a big band shout using trumpet, trombone, a variety of saxophones and woodwinds along with a stellar rhythm section.
*Available from CD Baby and on all digital platforms from 1 August 2018.
*REVIEW by Carol Martin: http://www.alljazzradio.co.za/2018/09/16/musical-influences-abound-in-saxophonist-mike-rossis-journey-album-2018/
*REVIEW by Dan Bilawsky at allaboutjazz.com: https://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=564832
The Mike Rossi Project: Take Another Five (dedicated to Dave Brubeck and Nelson Mandela)
With Andrew Ford - piano, Charles Lazar - acoustic bass, Kevin Gibson - drums, Mike Rossi - woodwinds, William Haubrich - trombone, Marco Maritz - trumpet and flugelhorn and special guest Darren English - trumpet.
A collection of settings for saxophone that range from solo to orchestra. Some of the music was specifically orchestrated for three horns that include trumpet, trombone, multiple saxophones and a stellar rhythm section with an emphasis on post bop.
*Available from CDBaby: https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/mikerossi5 and from Musicraft, Cape Town
REVIEW by Carol Martin: http://www.alljazzradio.co.za/2016/12/20/take-another-five2016-the-mike-rossi-project-takes-odd-rhythmic-improv-journeys/
With Andrew Ford - piano, Charles Lazar - acoustic bass, Kevin Gibson - drums, Mike Rossi - woodwinds, William Haubrich - trombone, Marco Maritz - trumpet and flugelhorn and special guest Darren English - trumpet.
A collection of settings for saxophone that range from solo to orchestra. Some of the music was specifically orchestrated for three horns that include trumpet, trombone, multiple saxophones and a stellar rhythm section with an emphasis on post bop.
*Available from CDBaby: https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/mikerossi5 and from Musicraft, Cape Town
REVIEW by Carol Martin: http://www.alljazzradio.co.za/2016/12/20/take-another-five2016-the-mike-rossi-project-takes-odd-rhythmic-improv-journeys/
My new book co-authored with Darius Brubeck , Odd Times: Uncommon Etudes for Uncommon Time Signatures was launched in January 2015 at the 6th annual Jazz Education Network Conference in San Diego, CA. Please visit www.advancemusic.com or www.schott-music.com or my Publications tab for more information.
