Rick Rossi

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About Rick Rossi

Rick Rossi Bio Rick Rossi has been nominated for a Grammy Award three times, winning one in His distinctive style and versatility have kept him in high demand for studio work. He has composed and arranged music for film and television, and appeared numerous times on national television,(The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, David Letterman, Regis and Kathie Lee, Conan OʼBrien, MTV, and VH-1 to name a few) and was featured on the Grammy-Award winning multi-platinum CD The Dirty Boogie. He has played in the most famous venues around the world with legendary artists such as Frank Sinatra, Natalie Cole, Tony Bennett, Bobby Caldwell, Cher, and Shakira. His most recent film work includes the Hollywood features, Benjamin Buttons, The Wedding Crashers and Monster-In-Law (starring Jane Fonda and Jennifer Lopez). Rossi Music bands feature some of the finest players on the West Coast whose individual credits are far to numerous to list. Collectively they have been on literally hundreds of popular CDs and recordings and they have performed both live and in the studio with such luminaries as, Pink, James Ingram, Josh Groban, Coolio, Whitney Houston, Madonna, Jeffrey Osborne, Nancy Wilson, Jewel, Diane Schuur, Michael Bolton, Stevie Wonder, Toni Braxton, Bob Berg, Stanley Turrentine, En Vogue, Tom Jones, and Chaka Khan. As composers, recording artists and musical directors they have worked on major Hollywood releases and popular television seriesʼ and shows such as The Simple Life, Entourage, Friends, The West Wing, Six Feet Under, The Tonight Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, VH-1, MTV, The Cooler, Down with Love, Finding Nemo, The Mexican, Best In Show, Catʼs Meow, Winchell, Absolute Power, Clock Watchers, Star Trek-First Contact, Nixon, Road to Perdition. Specialties: Multiple Woodwinds (All Saxes, Clarinets, Flutes, EWI) Versatile in many styles of music (Classical, Jazz, Rock, R&B, Pop, International, World Beat, Latin) Composition and Arranging