The Mike Rossi Project The Mike Rossi Project is the result of a mixed musical life as an artist and educator who has traveled extensively. While born in the U.S., the music on this cd reflects my experiences of living in South Africa for over a decade with frequent travels to the US, throughout Africa, Europe and especially Italy, with my parents (Rossi & Sansonetti) originating from the regions of Benevento and Abruzzo. The music was specifically orchestrated for three horns that include trumpet, trombone and multiple saxophones with a stellar rhythm section with Andrew Ford (piano), Wesley Rustin (bass) and Kesivan Naidoo (drums). The music ranges in style from South African township jazz, to hard bop, to modal, to latin, to contemporary. All the compositions are available through Advance Music www.advancemusic.com I believe the musicians in my group represent the very best of South African jazz talent. I am proud to be associated with such a fine group. I hope you enjoy the music on The Mike Rossi Project: Trespassing Permitted! All compositions and arrangements by Mike Rossi Mike Rossi’s compositions are published by Advance Music and available at www.advancemusic.com Website: www.mikerossijazz.com Mike Rossi Mike is Woodwind Professor in the Jazz Studies Department at the SA College of Music, UCT. He regularly performs at jazz festivals and conducts workshops and master-classes at Conferences in Africa, Europe and the United States. Advance Music, Germany has published three of Rossi’s books plus a number of his original compositions arranged for mixed ensemble. His diverse recording credits include Two And Four/To And Fro, For Lydia and the Lion, and Before It’s Too Late with the Darius Brubeck Quartet, Conceptions: UCT Jazz 2010, Jazz und Elektronik -Live at the Baxter, Twenty Fabulous Fingers, Common Ground with Micu Narunsky, Ein Traum von wunderbarem Leben and Eduard Mörike: In der Vertonung, unserer Zeit with Ulrich Suesse and Patrick Bebelaar and Two in One – Mike Rossi/Ulrich Suesse. His CD of original jazz compositions, Beauty and the Blues features jazz greats Rufus Reid, Tom McKinley and Billy Hart. Rossi is the first recipient of the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Jazz Studies from the New England Conservatory of Music, Boston. Some of his performing and recording credits include appearances with David Liebman, Clark Terry, Joe Williams, Tony Bennett, Lou Rawls, Rob McConnell, Bill Prince, Gabriele Pesaresi, Walter Gaeta, Roberto Desiderio, Samuele Garofoli, George Russell, Micu Narunsky, Bill Watrous, Aretha Franklin, Rosemary Clooney, Herbert Joos, Jurgen Brauninger, Alec Dankworth, Jack van Poll, Hein van de Gyn, Winston Mankunku, Barney Rachabane, Johnny Fourie and Carlo Mombelli, The Boston Big Band, The Artie Shaw Orchestra, The Mike Campbell Big Band and The African Jazz Pioneers. Rossi presently serves as President of SAJE (South African Association for Jazz Education). He is a Rampone & Cazzani Saxophone Artist - makers of Hand Made Italian Saxophones performing on the R1 Soprano, R1 Jazz Saxello, R1 Jazz Altello, R1 Jazz Alto and R1 Jazz Tenor.