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Mike Rossi Jazz
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Thank you for visiting my website!

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Due voci tenor by Rampone & Cazzani

​Looking forward to some interesting performances,
collaborations and workshops in Italy and Japan
during 2021. And hopefully some performances  in South Africa.
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If you are in Cape Town please visit the following website
for info on jazz events here: 

https://capetownjazz.weebly.com/jazz-gig-guide.html

Please check out the tabs on the left that represent various fields of my performing and teaching career. I will be adding  material on a regular basis with a special focus on jazz education. I hope you find this material useful and enlightening. 

un caro saluto!
Mike

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Sunday 19 January / Monday 20 January 2020
My music was featured on Sunday 19 January at 9 pm Eastern/Monday 20 January at 5 pm Eastern, on the second episode of "South African Jazz" on SiriusXM Real Jazz presented by Seton Hawkins. Be sure to tune in to Channel 67 every Sunday, and tell your friends!
Concert with Wycliffe Gordon on 9 February 2020 in Boca Raton, FL

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The Mike Rossi Project: Journey
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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.
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​*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

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The Mike Rossi Project: Take Another Five (dedicated to Dave Brubeck and Nelson Mandela)
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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/

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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.
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