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Gap Mangione

Born:
Jul 31, 1938 in Rochester, New York

  • Alternative Name: Gaspar Charles Mangione
  • Genre: Rock
  • Active: '70s, '80s, '90s
  • Instrument: Piano

Biography

The older brother of Chuck Mangione, Gap Mangione has spent most of his career living in his native Rochester. During the 1960-65 period, the two Mangiones played together regularly in the bebop group the Jazz Brothers, recording three boppish albums for Riverside from 1960-61. When the band broke up, Gap stayed in Rochester, leading his own trio. After Chuck started becoming famous, Gap rejoined him on an occasional basis from 1970-72; however, he has mostly taught piano in Rochester since that time. As a leader, Gap recorded a pair of commercial big band dates (arranged by brother Chuck) for GRC in 1971 and Mercury in 1972. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Representative Albums:

Suite Lady, Gap Mangione, Diana in the Autumn Wind

Similar Artists:

El Chicano, Keiko Matsui

Worked With:

Gerry Niewood, Don Potter, Esther Satterfield, Sal Nistico, Chuck Mangione
 
 
Wikipedia: Gap Mangione


Gaspare "Gap" Mangione (born July 31, 1938[1]) is a jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader from Rochester, New York, United States.

Born and raised in Rochester, Mangione's younger brother is Grammy-winning flugelhornist Chuck Mangione. Members of a music-loving family, both Gap and Chuck took up instruments. In 1958, they started performing together as the Jazz Brothers, eventually recording three albums for Riverside Records.[2]

In 1968, Gap Mangione released his first solo album, Diana in the Autumn Wind, featuring drummer Steve Gadd and bassist Tony Levin in their first recordings, and new compositions and arrangements by Chuck Mangione [3] who conducted as well. More solo albums followed, along with tours with his own group and many as featured pianist in his brother's orchestral performances throughout the 1970s.

The 1980s saw Mangione settle down more, spending more time playing in and around Rochester and less time on the road. In 1990, he formed the Gap Mangione Big Band, which remains the premier dance and concert big band in the Rochester area. The Big Band has released four CDs since 1998.

Today, Mangione continues to make regular appearances at Rochester locations such as the Woodcliff Hotel and Spa and the Rochester International Jazz Festival, as well as private gigs; he can be found playing solo, with the 14-piece Big Band, or with a quartet or sextet subset of the band.

Mangione lives in the Rochester suburb of Greece, New York with his wife, Janet; his children are Ardis Mangione-Lindley and Jason Mangione.[4]

Discography

The Salt City Six

  • Dixieland At The Roundtable, Salt City Six (1958)

The Jazz Brothers

  • The Jazz Brothers (1960)
  • Hey Baby! (1961)
  • Spring Fever (1961)

Solo

  • Diana in the Autumn Wind (1968) (CD release 2003)
  • Sing Along Junk (1972)
  • She and I (1975)
  • Gap Mangione! (1976)
  • Suite Lady (1978)
  • Dancin' (1979)

With Chuck Mangione and Steve Gadd

  • The Boys From Rochester (1989)

The Big Band

  • Planet Gap (1998)
  • Ardis (2002)
  • Stolen Moments (2003)
  • Family Holidays (2004)

Appears on

  • Friends and Love, Chuck Mangione and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (1970)
  • Together, Chuck Mangione and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (1972)
  • Land Of Make Believe, Chuck Mangione and the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra (1973)
  • Bellavia, Chuck Mangione (1975)
  • Chase the Clouds Away, Chuck Mangione (1975)
  • Once I Loved, Esther Satterfield (1976)
  • Tarantella, Chuck Mangione w/ Dizzy Gillespie & Steve Gadd (1980)

References

  1. ^ Gap Mangione. AOL Music. Retrieved on 2006-06-21.
  2. ^ Spevak, Jeff (1997-06-11). Release Takes Gap Mangione to a New Planet. Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved on 2006-06-21.
  3. ^ Gap Mangione Biography. Retrieved on 2006-06-21.
  4. ^ Meet Gap Mangione. The Daily Messenger (1997-10-17). Retrieved on 2006-06-21.

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