Gap Mangione

Gaspare "Gap" Mangione Was Born And Raised In Rochester Mangione's Younger Brother Is Grammy-Winning Flugelhornist Chuck Mangione. Members Of A Music-Loving Family Both Gap And Chuck Took Up Instruments. In 1958 They Started Performing Together As The Jazz Brothers Eventually Recording Three Albums For Riverside Records. In 1968 Gap Mangione Released His First Solo Album Diana In The Autumn Wind Featuring Drummer Steve Gadd And Bassist Tony Levin In Their First Recordings And New Compositions And Arrangements By Chuck Mangione Who Conducted As Well. The 1970s Brought More Solo Albums Along With Tours With His Own Group And Many As Featured Pianist In His Brother's Orchestral Performances. In The 1980s Mangione Settled Down Spending More Time Playing In And Around Rochester And Less Time On The Road. In 1990 He Formed The Gap Mangione New Big Band Which Remains The Premier Dance And Concert Big Band In The Rochester Area. The New Big Band Has Released Four CDs Since 1998. Many Major Rappers Including Talib Kwali Have Sampled Gap's Diana In The Autumn Wind For Their Recent Works. Today Mangione Continues To Make Regular Appearances At Rochester Locations Among Them The Woodcliff Hotel And Spa Since May 1987 And The Rochester International Jazz Festival As Well As Private Gigs He Can Be Found Playing Solo With The 14-Piece New Big Band Or With A Quartet Or Sextet Subset Of The Band. Mangione Lives In The Rochester Suburb Of Greece New York With His Wife Janet His Children Are Ardis Mangione-Lindley And Jason Mangione. read less