Genre Jazz | ||
Albums Richie Vitale Live At Smalls, Vitalogy Record labels Gut String Records, TCB - The Montreux Jazz Label™ Similar Ralph Lalama, Chris Byars, John Mosca, Philippe Aerts Profiles | ||
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Richie Vitale (born Sept 23, 1954 in Rochester, NY) is a jazz trumpeter/arranger/composer currently leading his own quintet.
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Performances
Recently played jazz trumpet in the Broadway show “Come Fly Away” featuring a 19-piece big band playing the music of Frank Sinatra to the dancing of the Twyla Tharp Dance Troup, Richie has recorded his first CD for Gut String Records called “Vitalogy”. Richie has led his jazz quintet on tours of Europe, Japan, Korea, the Middle East, San Francisco and LA and frequently appears in clubs throughout the New York Metropolitan area.
Teaching
Richie has taught Clinics and Master Classes at the Eastman School of Music, instructed the Jazz Ensemble at Long Island University and was Brass Instructor at Manhattan School of Music and Long Island University and is currently teaching jazz trumpet and ensemble at New Jersey City University.
Big Band experience
Trumpet soloist with Frank Sinatra for five years, he has also performed with such luminaries as Tony Bennett, Buddy Rich, James Taylor and Sting and was featured soloist with the Vanguard Orchestra, the Toshiko Akiyoshi Big Band, the Basie Band, and the Ellington Band.
Small group experience
Worked with Frank Wess, Jack Bruce and the Chris Byars Octet.
Discography
As leader
As sideman
Songs
Rumba Para Los NiñosVitalogy · 2012
To the Beat of a Different DrummerVitalogy · 2012
NattahnamVitalogy · 2012