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Marc Rossi

Marc Rossi’s ambitious genre-transcending career and inclusive compositions led Down Beat magazine to call him "one of the dynamic few whose musical and cultural awareness travels exponentially in many different directions." A versatile contemporary classical composer, jazz composer and pianist, and educator, Rossi has been a vital part of the rich Boston music scene since the early 1980’s. He is a 20-year veteran of the jazz and contemporary classical worlds, a longtime student of both Hindustani and Carnatic Indian music and full-time Associate Professor of Piano and Jazz Composition at Boston’s Berklee College of Music.

Mantra Revealed

By Marc Rossi

Label: Innova Recordings
Released: 2012
Track listing:

Marc Rossi Group: Mantra Revealed

by Glenn Astarita
July 23, 2012

Multifaceted Boston-based keyboardist, composer Marc Rossi whets the harmonic palate with a genre-hopping brew of Indo-jazz, fusion and modern jazz. An educator at Boston's Berklee College of Music, Rossi is a staple in the region's progressive-jazz scene, spanning numerous formats and ensemble gatherings. Here, the artist plants his imaginative powers with a hip, upbeat, and tuneful ...

Hidden Mandala

By Marc Rossi

Label: Gravity Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: Blues for Frank and Geetha; Hidden Mandala Intro; Fatwa in Carbondale; Hidden Mandala; Voice of 1000 Colors Intro; Free Speech Zone; Free Speech Zone Outro; Bittersweet Five.

Marc Rossi Group: Hidden Mandala

by Jay Deshpande
January 15, 2009

Although the categories of jazz and world music frequently intersect, the results are a mixed bag. It's no small task to meld together different ethnic musics without doing them some disservice. However, pianist and composer Marc Rossi brings something new and exciting to the field. On Hidden Mandala, Rossi's songs capture the rich possibilities of classical ...

Marc Rossi Releases New Album: Hidden Mandala (Gravity Records)

June 24, 2008

"Marc Rossi is one of the dynamic few whose musical and cultural awareness travels exponentially in many different directions, expanding his personal universe." -- Fred Bouchard, DownBeat “Rossi has never been someone of one-dimensional interests. The list of both jazz and classical compositions he has written is long and impressive." -- David Wildman, Boston Globe Marc ...

Living Geometry

By Marc Rossi

Label: Gravity Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: 1.Dancing with Laws 2.Living Geometry I 3.A&P Swing 4.Concious Evolution I 5.Dancing with Laws II 6. Concious Evolution II 7.Solo Ben 8.Solo Marc 9.Living Geometry II 10.Latin Bondage

Marc Rossi and Ben Schwendener: Living Geometry

by Glenn Astarita
September 1, 2002

Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock pulled it off, yet recordings of jazz-centric piano duets are generally few and far between. And while Boston, MA based pianists Marc Rossi and Ben Schwendener may not represent household names, this effort recorded live at a concert hall in Cambridge, MA hits the mark in a variety of ways. With ...