Frank Marocco Frank Marocco was born in Joliet, Illinois USA 2 January 1931. He studied classical Accordion for 9 years in the Chicago area. Frank Marocco also studied clarinet, Piano, Harmony & Theory. Began his professional career playing in clubs and hotels all over America with a Trio he organized at age 18. Jazz was his first Love but the opportunity to make a living playing Jazz was not easy and he eventually made his way west to Los Angeles where he worked as a session studio Musician becoming one of the most recorded Accordionists in the world playing on hundreds of Movie soundtracks, TV shows and record dates. He has recorded film music with a long list of composers; John Williams, Quincy Jones, Elmer Bernstein, Michele Le Grand, Hans Simmer, Michel Giancchini, Henry Mancini and
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Frank Marocco “Turns up the Flame” was the title my wife Anne named the CD after hearing a couple of the tracks. She thought it was more exciting than anything I had done before. This record was organized and produced by a Bass player and Jazz Accordeon loving Business man from Norway, Per Bredersen, who had already produced Cd’s of the Jazz legend “Art Van Damme” and the great Norwegian player, Kjell Harald Langhaug. The same Rhythm section played on all 3 recordings. Aage Tanggaard (Drums), Mads Vinding (Bass), and Jacob Fischer (Guitar), all well known World class Jazz Artists. The CDs were recorded at Aage Tanggaards Studio in Copenhagen. Besides the swinging drumming Aage contributed to the record, his Studio and recording skill produced the best Accordion sound I have ever gotten. Credit also due to my new wooden Victoria Accordion which responded and recorded beautifully. I chose 5 original Jazz lines, 5 Evergreens, a Django Reinhardt classic. ”Nuages”, a funk version of Henry Mancini’s “Mr. Lucky”, and an exciting Brazilian Samba “Estamos Ai”, which gives the CD a variety of different Grooves. Along with Aage’s tasty and swinging drums was the great Mads Vinding playing creative Bass lines and solos. the wonderful Guitar sound and solos of Jacob Fischer, plus his comping support behind me allowed me to feel free during my solos. This was a reunion for Mads and me as we had played concerts and a Danish TV show together back in the 80’s and then with this group last year at Mogens Bækgaard’s Music festival in Copenhagen. We felt spiritually together both musically and personally and have become good friends. My thanks to Per Bredersen for continuing to promote Jazz, to Mogens Bækgaard for his support, and to my Manager and good friend Elke Ahrenholz who took care of all the many details and loose ends and for helping Aage in the recording Booth.
dozens of others. Frank Marocco has also played with some of the best Jazz Musicians in America and Europe; Ray Brown, Jeff Hamilton, Zoot Sims, Joe Pass, Joey Baron, Herb Ellis, Ray Pizzi, Ivor Malherbe, Carlo Atti, Sam Most, Gian-Carlo Bianchetti, Jacob Fisher, Pekka Sarmanto, Martin Classen, Andy Martin, Tuomo Dahlblom, Ric Todd, Harold Jones, Gerry Gibbs, Mikko Hassinen, Conti Candoli, Philippe Cornaz, John Pattatucchi, Mads Vinding, Marcel Papaux, Aage Tanggaard, Ron Feuer, Richard Galliano, Peter Erskine, Klaus Paier, Renzo Ruggieri, Massimo Tagliata, Pete Christlieb, Larry Koonse, Simone Zanchini, Andy Simpkins, Bob Shepard, Frank Rossolino, Jim Hall, Abraham Laboriel, Grant Geissman, Luis Conte and Stix Hooper just to name a few. His passion is Jazz and in recent
years has been playing concerts in Europe, Japan and Brazil.
Mads Vinding Bassplayer, born on Dec. 7 1948 in Copenhagen. An itinerant example of Danish jazz in world class. One of the absolute “aces of basses” with more than 600 recordings behind him. Professional at age 16 and house-bassplayer at the legendary, original jazzclub Montmartre, Copenhagen, and the holder of an impressive list of engagements with jazzmasters. We mention at random: Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Stan Getz, Gary Burton, Hank Jones, Tony Williams, Dexter Gordon, Ben Webster, Joanne Brackeen, Sonny Stitt, Sir Roland Hanna, Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie, Dollar Brand, Clark Terry, Chet
Mads Vinding
Producer Per Bredesen with Frank Marocco
Baker, Art Farmer, Woody Shaw, Benny Bailey, Dusko Goykovich, Ed Thigpen, Alvin Queen, Billy Hart, Bruno Castelucci, John Engels, Daniel Humair, Sangoma Everett, Enrico Pieranunzi, Roger Kellaway, Tete Montoliu, Horace Parlan, Fred Hersch, Martial Solal, Renée Rosnes, Gordon Beck, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Meredith d’Ambrosio, Deborah Brown, Mark Murphy, Etta Cameron, Toots Thielemans, Lee Konitz, Johnny Griffin, Sahib Shihab, Stuff Smith, Don Byas, Charlie Mariano, Ernie Wilkins, Philip Catherine, Bob Brookmeyer, Monty Alexander, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Peter Herbolzheimer, Janne Schaffer, Quincy Jones, Svend Asmussen, Istanbul Express, Thomas Clausen, Alex Riel, Kim Sjøgren, Finn Savery, The Danish Radio Big Band, etc, etc. Mads Vinding has performed all over the world, produced several records, written
filmscores and is recipient of several distinguished jazzawards: 1978 awarded first prize as best soloist in the International Radiocontest NORDRING, The Ben Webster Prize in 1982 and Palæ Jazz Prize in 1997. Awarded Launy Grøndahl’s honorary prize 2000. Winner of Jazz Special ‘s Readers Poll 1997 + 2000. He received 3 Grammy’s for Best Album 2000 in the jazz and folk category. He received the Django D’or prize as “Master of Jazz” 2007 and the Danish Musician’s Union Honorary prize 2008.
Jacob Fischer Born in 1967, guitarist Jacob Fischer made his debut at the Copenhagen jazz festival at 17 and has since then been one of the hardest working musicians in Scandinavia.
Jacob Fischer
For nearly two decades Fischer has worked with the best Scandinavian musicians as well as with visiting jazz greats such as Art Farmer, Lee Konitz, Toots Thielemans, Scott Hamilton, John Abercrombie, Richard Galliano and Chris Potter. He is credited with more than 150 CDs of which some have been selected jazz record of the year: in Sweden 1992 (Peter Gullin) and in Denmark 1996 (Thomas Fryland) and 2004 (String Swing). Since 1992 Jacob has been a member of violin legend Svend Asmussens quartet and in 2008 he finally decided to release an album in his own name, Jacob Fischer Trio (Gateway music) featuring Asmussen - still swinging at 92! on six tracks. A second album entitled “Blues” has just been released. Popular with audiences and critics alike Fischer has recieved numerous awards : Django d’or -
jazz performer of the year 2001, Silkeborg jazz price in 2003, and as the only Danish musician, the three “great” prizes, JASA prize 1992 (Danish jazz critics award), The Ben Webster prize in 1996 and Palaebar´s prize in 1998. Aage Tanggaard
Aage Tanggaard Born 1957. Studied with a.o. Ed Thigpen and Michael Carvin. Played from mid-seventies and onward with numerous danish groups and visiting American soloists. From late seventies very active free-lance musician in radioTV- and recording studios, but also as a member of The Danish Radiojazzgroup, Ernie Wilkins Almost Big Band, Thomas Clausen Trio with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Palle Mikkelborg’s
Entrance, Svend Asmussen Quartet, Arne Domnerus groups and NDR Big Band in Hamburg. Has toured all over Europe and extensively in Japan as a member of Duke Jordan Trio. As one of the more prominent danish drummers, Tanggaard has played with a.o. Dexter Gordon, Stan Getz, Kenny Drew, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Duke Jordan, Horace Parlan, Clark Terry, Roy Eldridge, Bobby McFerrin, Thad Jones, Sir Roland Hanna, Mose Allison, Kai Winding, Lee Konitz, Paul Bley, Sonny Stitt, Toots Thielemans, Chet Baker, Steve Grossman, John Lewis, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Harry Sweets Edison, Pepper Adams and Johnny Griffin. Received the Leonie Sonning Music-foundation’s grant in 1984 and The JASA-prize (given by Danish Jazz-critics) in 1985.
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