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'''Jorge''' "'''Jordi'''" '''Rossy''' (born August 21, 1964) is a [[jazz]] drummer, pianist and vibraphonist. |
'''Jorge''' "'''Jordi'''" '''Rossy''' (born August 21, 1964) is a [[Spain|spanish]] [[jazz]] [[drum kit|drummer]], [[piano|pianist]] and [[vibraphone|vibraphonist]]. |
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[[File:Jorge-rossy_DSC07337.jpg|thumb|Aarhus, Denmark 2020 <br> Photo Hreinn Gudlaugsson]] |
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[[File:jorge-rossy_DSC01062.jpg|thumb|Rossy as vibraphonist playing in Aarhus Denmark 2018]] |
[[File:jorge-rossy_DSC01062.jpg|thumb|Rossy as vibraphonist playing in Aarhus Denmark 2018]] |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Rossy was born in Barcelona |
Rossy was born in Barcelona. |
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His father, Mario, played the piano that was in the family home, as did Jorge's sister, [[Mercedes Rossy|Mercedes]].{{sfn|Mehldau|2023|pp=212–213}} Jorge started playing percussion at the age of 11, and was given a drum set a year later.{{sfn|Mehldau|2023|pp=212–213}} When he was 14, he got a cheap [[vibraphone]], which he practised on for two years.{{sfn|Mehldau|2023|p=213}} He then took up the trumpet, initially to improve his musical listening ability.{{sfn|Mehldau|2023|p=213}} |
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==Later life and career== |
==Later life and career== |
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[[File:Jrossy.jpg|thumb|Rossy as drummer]] |
[[File:Jrossy.jpg|thumb|Rossy as drummer]] |
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Between 1980 and 1989, Rossy toured and recorded extensively with several musicians in the Spanish jazz scene, as well as with internationally acclaimed artists such as [[Woody Shaw]], [[Kenny Wheeler]], Jack Walrath, |
Between 1980 and 1989, Rossy toured and recorded extensively with several musicians in the Spanish jazz scene, as well as with internationally acclaimed artists such as [[Woody Shaw]], [[Kenny Wheeler]], [[Jack Walrath]], [[David Schnitter]], [[Sal Nistico]], Sean Levitt, and others. |
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In 1989, he moved to Boston to study trumpet at [[Berklee College of Music]], but within two years switched to concentrating on drums.{{sfn|Mehldau|2023|p=213}} In Boston, Rossy became the drummer of choice for many of his peers, and joined the [[Danilo Perez]] Trio for gigs in Panama, France, Boston and New York. He subsequently joined the [[Paquito D'Rivera]] Sextet for two years. |
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⚫ | In 1991, Rossy moved to |
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⚫ | In 1991, Rossy left Berklee and moved to New York City with his wife, the singer María de Angelis.{{sfn|Mehldau|2023|p=211}} He played on several early recordings of many of his Boston contemporaries, including [[Mark Turner (musician)|Mark Turner]], Chris Cheek, Seamus Blake, [[Kurt Rosenwinkel]]. He also accompanied several other musicians then living in New York, including [[Brad Mehldau]], [[Ethan Iverson]], [[Reid Anderson]], [[Avishai Cohen (bassist)|Avishai Cohen]], Joe Martin, and Freddie Bryant. |
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⚫ | In 1995, Rossy started touring and recording extensively with the Brad Mehldau Trio.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/24/arts/music/24brad.html|title=Rhythm, Among Other Things, Is Their Business |last=Ratliff|first=Ben|date=2005-11-24|work=The New York Times|accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jazz.com/features-and-interviews/2008/6/5/in-conversation-with-brad-mehldau |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-04-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407142803/http://www.jazz.com/features-and-interviews/2008/6/5/in-conversation-with-brad-mehldau |archivedate=2014-04-07 }}</ref> He has also toured and recorded with The Bloom Daddies, an electric band composed of Chris Cheek, Seamus Blake, Jesse Murphy and two drummers, Rossy and, initially, Dan Reiser, but subsequently with Tony Mason.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jorgerossy.com/biografia/ |title= |
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⚫ | In 1995, Rossy started touring and recording extensively with the Brad Mehldau Trio.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/24/arts/music/24brad.html|title=Rhythm, Among Other Things, Is Their Business |last=Ratliff|first=Ben|date=2005-11-24|work=The New York Times|accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jazz.com/features-and-interviews/2008/6/5/in-conversation-with-brad-mehldau |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-04-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407142803/http://www.jazz.com/features-and-interviews/2008/6/5/in-conversation-with-brad-mehldau |archivedate=2014-04-07 }}</ref> He has also toured and recorded with The Bloom Daddies, an electric band composed of Chris Cheek, Seamus Blake, Jesse Murphy and two drummers, Rossy and, initially, Dan Reiser, but subsequently with Tony Mason.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jorgerossy.com/biografia/ |title=Biografía | JORGE ROSSY |access-date=2011-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002154254/http://www.jorgerossy.com/biografia/ |archive-date=2011-10-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Rossy has also worked and recorded with [[Joshua Redman]], [[Bill McHenry]], Bruce Barth, Mike Kanan, [[Ben Monder]], Nat Su, Steve Wilson, Mark Johnson, [[Larry Grenadier]], and Ben Street. |
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⚫ | Rossy moved back to Barcelona in 2000, to raise his family and to shift his focus to piano. Since then, he has been playing and recording on piano with the Jordi Matas Quintet and the Joe Smith Septet, and has participated in several projects with [[Guillermo Klein]], including performances at [[Merkin Hall]] in New York<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/17/arts/music/17klei.html | work=The New York Times | first=Nate | last=Chinen | title=A Wide World of Sound With an Argentine Beat | date=17 February 2007}}</ref> and at the [[Library of Congress|Library of Congress Auditorium]] in Washington, DC.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://allmusic.com/artist/jorge-rossy-p219678/credits | title=Jorge Rossy | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Rossy moved back to Barcelona in 2000, to raise his family and to shift his focus to piano. Since then, he has been playing and recording on piano with the Jordi Matas Quintet and the Joe Smith Septet, and has participated in several projects with [[Guillermo Klein]], including performances at [[Merkin Hall]] in New York<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/17/arts/music/17klei.html | work=The New York Times | first=Nate | last=Chinen | title=A Wide World of Sound With an Argentine Beat | date=17 February 2007}}</ref> and at the [[Library of Congress|Library of Congress Auditorium]] in Washington, DC.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://allmusic.com/artist/jorge-rossy-p219678/credits | title=Jorge Rossy | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links| website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> |
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In 2006, Rossy recorded his first album as leader, with Albert Sanz on [[Hammond organ]] and R J Miller on drums.<ref>[http://allmusic.com/album/wicca-r1363607 Wicca]</ref> His second album, featured the same rhythm section but added Chris Cheek on saxophone and his son Felix Rossy on trumpet.<ref>[http://tomajazz.blogspot.com/2010/09/jordi-rossy-quintet-ivlianvs-suite.html IVLIANVS Suite]</ref> |
In 2006, Rossy recorded his first album as leader, with Albert Sanz on [[Hammond organ]] and R J Miller on drums.<ref>[http://allmusic.com/album/wicca-r1363607 Wicca]</ref> His second album, featured the same rhythm section but added Chris Cheek on saxophone and his son Felix Rossy on trumpet.<ref>[http://tomajazz.blogspot.com/2010/09/jordi-rossy-quintet-ivlianvs-suite.html IVLIANVS Suite]</ref> |
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As a pianist, Rossy has toured Spain, the United States, Morocco, Italy and [[Basel]], Switzerland. Rossy has continued to support other musicians on drums, including the [[Lee Konitz]] and Ethan Iverson quartet,<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.jazzitalia.net/iocero/leekonitz_ny_eng.asp |title |
As a pianist, Rossy has toured Spain, the United States, Morocco, Italy and [[Basel]], Switzerland. Rossy has continued to support other musicians on drums, including the [[Lee Konitz]] and Ethan Iverson quartet,<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.jazzitalia.net/iocero/leekonitz_ny_eng.asp | title=Jazzitalia - the Lee Konitz Quartet at Iridium Jazz Club | access-date=2011-09-11 | archive-date=2023-03-25 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325144433/http://www.jazzitalia.net/iocero/leekonitz_ny_eng.asp | url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Charlie Haden]]'s Quartet West and Land of the Sun Septet, [[Carla Bley]]'s Liberation Orchestra, [[Joe Lovano]]’s Quartet Europa, the Kurt Rosenwinkel Quintet, the Seamus Blake Quartet, Trio 2000 with [[Chick Corea]] and [[Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen]], and another trio with Brad Mehldau and Charlie Haden.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jorgerossy.com/discografia/ |title=Discografia | JORGE ROSSY |access-date=2011-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002151505/http://www.jorgerossy.com/discografia/ |archive-date=2011-10-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His first recording playing the vibes was ''Stay There'', with saxophonist Mark Turner, guitarist Peter Bernstein, bassist Doug Weiss, and drummer Al Foster.<ref>Kato, Yoshi (February 2017) "Jorge Rossy: Stay There". ''Down Beat''. p. 73.</ref> |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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=== As leader/co-leader === |
=== As leader/co-leader === |
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*''Wicca'' (Fresh Sounds Records, 2007) |
*''Wicca'' (Fresh Sounds Records, 2007) |
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*''Ivlianus Suite'' (ContraBaix /Karonte, 2010) |
*''Ivlianus Suite'' (ContraBaix /Karonte, 2010) |
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*''Stay There'' (Pirouet, 2015) |
*''Stay There'' (Pirouet, 2015) |
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*''Beyond Sunday'' (Jazz & People, 2018) |
*''Beyond Sunday'' (Jazz & People, 2018) |
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*''Puerta'' (ECM, 2021) |
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*''Luna'' (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2023) |
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=== As sideman === |
=== As sideman === |
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*''[[New York-Barcelona Crossing, Volumen 1]]'' (Fresh Sound New Talent, 1993) |
*''[[New York-Barcelona Crossing, Volumen 1]]'' (Fresh Sound New Talent, 1993) |
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*''[[New York-Barcelona Crossing, Volumen 2]]'' (Fresh Sound New Talent, 1993) |
*''[[New York-Barcelona Crossing, Volumen 2]]'' (Fresh Sound New Talent, 1993) |
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*''[[Introducing Brad Mehldau]]'' (Warner Bros., 1995) |
*''[[Introducing Brad Mehldau]]'' (Warner Bros., 1995) |
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*''[[The Art of the Trio Volume One]]'' (Warner Bros., 1997) |
*''[[The Art of the Trio Volume One]]'' (Warner Bros., 1997) |
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; With [[Mark Turner (musician)|Mark Turner]] |
; With [[Mark Turner (musician)|Mark Turner]] |
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*''[[In This World (Mark Turner album)|In This World]]'' (Warner Bros., 1998) |
*''[[In This World (Mark Turner album)|In This World]]'' (Warner Bros., 1998) |
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'''With [[Kurt Rosenwinkel]]''' |
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* [[East Coast Love Affair]] (Fresh Sound, 1996) |
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== References == |
== References == |
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{{Reflist}} |
{{Reflist}} |
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===Bibliography=== |
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* {{cite book |last=Mehldau |first=Brad |title=Formation: Building a Personal Canon, Part One |year=2023 |publisher=Equinox |isbn=978-1-80050-313-7 }} |
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Latest revision as of 13:00, 2 December 2024
Jorge "Jordi" Rossy (born August 21, 1964) is a spanish jazz drummer, pianist and vibraphonist.
Early life
[edit]Rossy was born in Barcelona.
His father, Mario, played the piano that was in the family home, as did Jorge's sister, Mercedes.[1] Jorge started playing percussion at the age of 11, and was given a drum set a year later.[1] When he was 14, he got a cheap vibraphone, which he practised on for two years.[2] He then took up the trumpet, initially to improve his musical listening ability.[2]
Later life and career
[edit]Between 1980 and 1989, Rossy toured and recorded extensively with several musicians in the Spanish jazz scene, as well as with internationally acclaimed artists such as Woody Shaw, Kenny Wheeler, Jack Walrath, David Schnitter, Sal Nistico, Sean Levitt, and others.
In 1989, he moved to Boston to study trumpet at Berklee College of Music, but within two years switched to concentrating on drums.[2] In Boston, Rossy became the drummer of choice for many of his peers, and joined the Danilo Perez Trio for gigs in Panama, France, Boston and New York. He subsequently joined the Paquito D'Rivera Sextet for two years.
In 1991, Rossy left Berklee and moved to New York City with his wife, the singer María de Angelis.[3] He played on several early recordings of many of his Boston contemporaries, including Mark Turner, Chris Cheek, Seamus Blake, Kurt Rosenwinkel. He also accompanied several other musicians then living in New York, including Brad Mehldau, Ethan Iverson, Reid Anderson, Avishai Cohen, Joe Martin, and Freddie Bryant.
In 1995, Rossy started touring and recording extensively with the Brad Mehldau Trio.[4][5] He has also toured and recorded with The Bloom Daddies, an electric band composed of Chris Cheek, Seamus Blake, Jesse Murphy and two drummers, Rossy and, initially, Dan Reiser, but subsequently with Tony Mason.[6] Rossy has also worked and recorded with Joshua Redman, Bill McHenry, Bruce Barth, Mike Kanan, Ben Monder, Nat Su, Steve Wilson, Mark Johnson, Larry Grenadier, and Ben Street.
Rossy moved back to Barcelona in 2000, to raise his family and to shift his focus to piano. Since then, he has been playing and recording on piano with the Jordi Matas Quintet and the Joe Smith Septet, and has participated in several projects with Guillermo Klein, including performances at Merkin Hall in New York[7] and at the Library of Congress Auditorium in Washington, DC.[8]
In 2006, Rossy recorded his first album as leader, with Albert Sanz on Hammond organ and R J Miller on drums.[9] His second album, featured the same rhythm section but added Chris Cheek on saxophone and his son Felix Rossy on trumpet.[10]
As a pianist, Rossy has toured Spain, the United States, Morocco, Italy and Basel, Switzerland. Rossy has continued to support other musicians on drums, including the Lee Konitz and Ethan Iverson quartet,[11] Charlie Haden's Quartet West and Land of the Sun Septet, Carla Bley's Liberation Orchestra, Joe Lovano’s Quartet Europa, the Kurt Rosenwinkel Quintet, the Seamus Blake Quartet, Trio 2000 with Chick Corea and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, and another trio with Brad Mehldau and Charlie Haden.[12] His first recording playing the vibes was Stay There, with saxophonist Mark Turner, guitarist Peter Bernstein, bassist Doug Weiss, and drummer Al Foster.[13]
Discography
[edit]As leader/co-leader
[edit]- Wicca (Fresh Sounds Records, 2007)
- Ivlianus Suite (ContraBaix /Karonte, 2010)
- Iri's Blues (Moskito Records, 2012)
- Gershwin (Swit Records, 2015)
- Stay There (Pirouet, 2015)
- Beyond Sunday (Jazz & People, 2018)
- Puerta (ECM, 2021)
- Luna (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2023)
As sideman
[edit]- With Brad Mehldau
- New York-Barcelona Crossing, Volumen 1 (Fresh Sound New Talent, 1993)
- New York-Barcelona Crossing, Volumen 2 (Fresh Sound New Talent, 1993)
- When I Fall in Love (Fresh Sound New Talent, 1993)
- Introducing Brad Mehldau (Warner Bros., 1995)
- The Art of the Trio Volume One (Warner Bros., 1997)
- Live at the Village Vanguard: The Art of the Trio Volume Two (Warner Bros., 1998)
- Songs: The Art of the Trio Volume Three (Warner Bros., 1998)
- Art of the Trio 4: Back at the Vanguard (Warner Bros., 1999)
- Places (Warner Bros., 2000)
- Progression: The Art of the Trio, Vol. 5 (Warner Bros., 2001)
- Largo (Warner Bros., 2002)
- Anything Goes (Warner Bros., 2004)
- House on Hill (Nonesuch, 2006)
- With Chris Cheek
- I wish I knew (Fresh Sound, 1997)
- A girl named Joe (Fresh Sound, 1997)
- Vine (Fresh Sound, 1999)
- Live at Jamboree: Guilty (Fresh Sound, 2002)
- Live at Jamboree: Lazy Afternoon (Fresh Sound, 2002)
- Blues Cruise (Fresh Sound, 2005)
- Saturday Songs (Sunnyside, 2017)
- With The Bloomdaddies
- Mosh for lovers (1995)
- Racer X (2002)
- With Avishai Cohen
- Adama (Stretch, 1997)
- With Paquito D'Rivera
- Havana Cafe (Chesky Records, 1992)
- With Dan Faulk
- Spirits in the Night (Fresh Sound, 1996)
With Ethan Iverson
- Costumes Are Mandatory (HighNote, 2012) with Lee Konitz and Larry Grenadier
- With Mark Turner
- In This World (Warner Bros., 1998)
With Kurt Rosenwinkel
- East Coast Love Affair (Fresh Sound, 1996)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Mehldau 2023, pp. 212–213.
- ^ a b c Mehldau 2023, p. 213.
- ^ Mehldau 2023, p. 211.
- ^ Ratliff, Ben (2005-11-24). "Rhythm, Among Other Things, Is Their Business". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Biografía | JORGE ROSSY". Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
- ^ Chinen, Nate (17 February 2007). "A Wide World of Sound With an Argentine Beat". The New York Times.
- ^ "Jorge Rossy | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic.
- ^ Wicca
- ^ IVLIANVS Suite
- ^ "Jazzitalia - the Lee Konitz Quartet at Iridium Jazz Club". Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
- ^ "Discografia | JORGE ROSSY". Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
- ^ Kato, Yoshi (February 2017) "Jorge Rossy: Stay There". Down Beat. p. 73.
Bibliography
[edit]- Mehldau, Brad (2023). Formation: Building a Personal Canon, Part One. Equinox. ISBN 978-1-80050-313-7.