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Mark Morganelli
Trumpeter/Flugelhornist Mark Morganelli began presenting concerts in his first Jazz Forum loft at 50 Cooper Square in June 1979. By the time the second Jazz Forum loft closed its doors in April 1983, recordings, videos, films and radio broadcasts had documented performances by Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey, Wynton Marsalis, Woody Shaw, Red Rodney, Carmen McRae, Barry Harris, Philly Joe Jones and Max Roach. After residencies at the Village Gate and Entermedia Theater, Thirty-two years ago, Morganelli established Jazz Forum Arts, a not-for-profit arts presenting organization, and in 1985 started the River-side Park Arts Festival, which concluded on its 13th anniversary in August 1997.
Morganelli has produced over sixty compact discs, most for Candid Records, twenty of which were recorded "Live" at NYC’s Birdland club, where he was the music coordinator for five years. Twenty-five years ago, Morganelli and his family moved to Westchester, and shortly thereafter, he inaugurated the Jazz at the Music Hall series in Tarrytown. Performers have included Ahmad Jamal, Billy Taylor, Harry "Sweets" Edison, James Moody, Betty Carter, Gerry Mulligan, Herbie Mann, Sonny Rollins, Clark Terry, Maynard Ferguson, Dave Brubeck, Chuck Mangione, Bobby McFerrin, Chick Corea, Savion Glover, Cassandra Wilson, Dianne Reeves, Dr. John, Spyro Gyra, David Sanborn, Chris Botti, Pat Metheny, Hugh Masekela and the Count Basie, Lionel Hampton, Illinois Jacquet, Duke Ellington and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestras.
Morganelli produced the Sunnyside and Berkshire Jazz Festivals and was executive producer of "Reckson Jazz at Tilles", at C.W.Post College in Greenvale, Long Island for nine years. Other productions have included the Tarrytown Arts Festival, concerts at the Paramount Center in Peekskill, the Palace Theatre in Stamford, CT, NJPAC, The John Harms Center in Englewood, NJ, the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College, SUNY, The Beacon Theatre, Symphony Space, NYU Skirball Center and The Town Hall, NYC. Morganelli also produced the Dizzy Gillespie 75th Birthday concert at Carnegie Hall and co-produced the "Jazz Beats Breast Cancer" concert at Avery Fisher Hall. In 2005, he began presenting a new concert series at Jazz at Lincoln Center, supported by grants from the NEA for NPR broadcasts of the events.
As a trumpeter and flugelhornist, Morganelli performed at the 1976 Montreux Jazz Festival, the 1992 & 1994 Syracuse Jazz Festivals, the Du Maurier Downtown Toronto Jazz Festival, JVC/NY and Saratoga Jazz Festivals, the White Plains Jazz Fest, several tours of Italy, many concerts and festivals in Europe, Japan, Brazil and the Caribbean, and hosted nightly jam sessions aboard the QE2 to the Newport Jazz Festival from 1996-99.
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Mark Morganelli: Adds Club Owner To His Resume
by R.J. DeLuke
Mark Morganelli has long been known as a fine trumpet player and a promoter with years of experience in the jny: New York City area dating back to a jazz loft 39 years ago, through booking at the Village Gate, Birdland, morphing into his nonprofit Jazz Forum Arts organization known for the summer concert series he has produced for many years. He's produced at Avery Fisher, the Beacon, Town Hall and many other theaters around the New York metro area. ...
read moreMark Morganelli: My Romance
by Jack Bowers
If you like your jazz straight-up and swinging, chances are you’ll get a kick out of My Romance, recorded by trumpeter Mark Morganelli and the Jazz Forum All-Stars at a series of concerts in New York state in July ‘02. There’s nothing terribly innovative here, but Morganelli and his mates, including tenor saxophonist Houston Person, are loose and resilient on a program of familiar standards and one jazz evergreen each by Miles Davis and Duke Ellington.Morganelli’s bright, clear ...
read moreTrumpeter and Flugelhornist Mark Morganelli & The Jazz Forum All-Stars New 2-CD Release - Brasil! - Drops February 24
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Brasil! 2-CD Release Date: February 24, 2019 Contemporary interpretations of Brazilian classics by flugelhornist Mark Morganelli & The Jazz Forum All-Stars Recorded at The Jazz Forum in NY with Brazilian Musicians, Brasil! Featuring 2 CDs with 28 tracks by 10 different Brazilian composers. Brasil! features Eddie Monteiro: accordion; Abelita Mateus: piano; Adriano Santos: drums; Nilson Matta: bass; Nanny Assis: vocals; Carlos Barbosa-Lima: guitar; Monika Oliveira: vocals. Trumpeter and flugelhornist Mark Morganelli has led his own groups since high ...
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Jazz Stars Celebrate Jazz Forum @ 30, Rose Theater on June 22nd
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Leah Grammatica Public Relations
JAZZ FORUM ARTS presents JAZZ FORUM @ 30
A Once-in-a-Lifetime Celebration of Trumpeter Mark Morganelli’s Jazz Forum Lofts
“It would be hard to pick one special moment at the Jazz Forum, because
there were so many special moments.” --Dr. Barry Harris
Jazz Forum Arts Executive Director Mark Morganelli invites jazz fans to witness history, as he presents a spectacular, one-night-only event, JAZZ FORUM @ 30 , celebrating the Thirtieth Anniversary of his Jazz Forum lofts, where ...
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Trumpeter Mark Morganelli is the quintessential multi-dimensioned musician. He’s an incredibly busy leader and Internationally-acclaimed performing artist, concert producer and promoter, educator, entrepreneur and, if that’s not enough on his plate, since 1985 he’s been a premier jazz advocate as founder and Executive Director of one of the most robust jazz organizations around – Jazz Forum Arts (jazzforumarts.org). Morganelli has recorded four CDs as leader and has performed with legendary jazz artists such as Clark Terry, Dizzy Gillespie, and Harry “Sweets” Edison
Primary Instrument
Trumpet
Location
New York City
Willing to teach
Advanced only
Credentials/Background
Bachelor Music Education, Bucknell University 1977
Clinic/Workshop Information
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Jazz Improvisation