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Paul Rossman

Paul Rossman is a drummer and percussionist who plays in many genres including Jazz, Latin Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Folk Rock, and Pop. As percussionist in Richard Baratta’s Gotham City Latin Jazz Septet, his latest work can be heard on the Savant Records 2022 recording, "Music in Film, The Sequel". This chart climbing compilation followed “Music in Film: The Reel Deal” which reached #14 in the world (2021). His solo is featured on the "The Reel Deal" Grammy nominated single, "Chopsticks". Paul has recorded and/or played with illustrious jazz artists including guitarist Paul Bollenback, saxophonists Vincent Herring, Eric Alexander, Craig Handy, and Jerry Bergonzi, Grammy nominated pianist Dave Kikoski, two-time Grammy nominated organist Pat Bianchi, Diva Orchestra pianist Tomoko Ohno, trumpeters Marcus Printup and Vinnie Cutro, Latin jazz pianist/composer Bill O'Connell, bassist Gerald Cannon, Grammy nominated bassist John Patitucci, Latin Jazz flautist/composer Connie Grossman, Brazilian percussionist Rogerio Boccato (Grammy ensemble player), percussionist Roger Squitero, drummer Carl Allen, and film producer/jazz drummer Richard Baratta.

Paul studied with drummers Joe Morello (Brubeck), Hank Jarmillo, and Jim Payne as well as with percussionist masters Frank Colon, Bobby Sanabria, and Norman Headman. He has played alongside drum legend Bernard Purdie. A veteran of the New York music scene, he has collaborated with Van Morrison guitarist/producer John Platania on several albums. Paul has played drums with Don McLean, percussion in Mosaic—a 12 piece big band led by Bob Shaut-- and has been the featured drummer on albums by Hudson Valley based artists including pianist Tim Bodt, vibraphonist Vic Catanzaro, smooth jazz guitarist singer/songwriter Erin Hobson, and the smooth jazz band The Dangling Success.

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Richard Baratta: Off The Charts

Read "Off The Charts" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Drummer Richard Baratta's third album, Off the Charts, is a play on words, as he and his bandmates have taken lesser- known themes from a number of jazz masters that flew under the radar--in other words, were “off the charts"--and given them a fresh coat of paint, so to speak, to help redeem them from what Baratta considers an undeserved obscurity. The composers in question are Bobby Hutcherson, Joe Farrell, McCoy Tyner, Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter, Charles ...

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Richard Baratta: Off The Charts

Read "Off The Charts" reviewed by Pierre Giroux


The premise for Richard Baratta's Off The Charts is to give new life to some of the lesser-known works by boldface composers such as Wayne Shorter, Bobby Hutcherson and Chick Corea, among others. Assisting in this voyage of rediscovery are several top-notch jazz luminaries such as tenor saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi, pianist David Kikoski, bassist John Patitucci and percussionist Paul Rossman. All of the arrangements are by Baratta, save one, and that is the opening Hutcherson number “Herzog," which ...

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Richard Baratta: Off The Charts

Read "Off The Charts" reviewed by Neil Duggan


After more than three decades as a Hollywood film producer, drummer Richard Baratta seemed ideally placed to bring together the worlds of film and jazz, releasing two albums focusing on songs from the movies. The first of these, Music In Film: The Reel Deal (Savant Records, 2020) gained a Grammy nomination for pianist Bill O'Connell's arrangement of the Euphemia Allen composition, “Chopsticks." Baratta followed this up with Music in Film: The Sequel. His third album, Off The Charts, changes focus ...

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