Results for "Glenn Zottola"

Glenn Zottola

Born: April 28, 1947

Nearly four decades ago, a precocious young brassman who played a Leblanc trumpet caught the attention of Vito Pascucci, then president and now chairman and CEO of G. Leblanc Corporation. A blurb in the March, 1960, Leblanc Bandsman, a forerunner to the Leblanc Bell, reported: “Young Glenn [Zottola] has certainly begun to carve a lasting mark for himself in the trumpet world, and it goes without saying that talent such as this is bound to make itself known on an even wider scale in the near future. Remember this young artist’s name! You’ll be hearing it often in years to come as Glenn Zottola’s abundance of talent becomes tempered with that invaluable ingredient called experience.” These words proved prophetic indeed

Summer Samba

Label: Audioverse Music
Released: 2023
Track listing: Samba de Verao, Pra Machar, Ligia, Fotografia, Samba da Amor.

Why Jazz: Part 1

by Monk Rowe
January 10, 2023

The Legend & I

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2022
Track listing: But Not for Me; Crystal Silence; Autumn Leaves; Z-Mother Test Project; Skylark; Moog 1 ARP Project; You Go to My Head; Gliden Not Hadyn; Bonus Track- Crystal Silence.

Glenn Zottola & Chick Corea: The Legend & I

by Nicholas F. Mondello
September 10, 2022

With his untimely passing in February 2021, accolades emanated worldwide from musicians, critics and fans about multi-Grammy winner Chick Corea. What was less known then is the fact that Corea and multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire Glen Zottola were not only longtime close pals, but frequently interacted musically. The Legend & I is an artistic culmination of that friendship ...

Christine Kamau: Delivering Afro-Jazz Power

by Nicholas F. Mondello
January 27, 2022

In the blockbuster film, Black Panther (Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Pictures, 2018) the power of and quest for “Vibranium," an all-powerful element, plays a pivotal role. Like a latter day female T'challa (The “Black Panther") and through her music, Kenyan musician Christine Kamau delivers a unique and powerful perspective of her own, melding jazz with its ...

Miles Davis Remembered

By Glenn Zottola

Label: Classic Jazz Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: This Heart of Mine; I'll Be Seeing You; Jupiter; I Cover the Waterfront; Spring Is Here; Beta Minus; Autumn in New York; Just You, Just Me; My funny Valentine; Sunday.

Charlie Parker with Strings Revisited

By Glenn Zottola

Label: Classic Jazz Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: Just Friends; April In Paris; Summertime; East of the Sun; I Didn't Know What Time It Was; Laura; I'm In The Mood For Love; Everything Happens to Me; Dancing In The Dark.

Glenn Zottola: Charlie Parker with Strings Revisited

by Edward Blanco
October 13, 2015

Saxophonist and trumpeter Glenn Zottola came out of retirement from a long distinguished career, for the specific purpose of paying tribute to jazz artists who influenced his life and his music. The tribute series of albums which, include homages to Miles Davis, Clifford Brown and Stan Getz among them, concludes with a tip of the hat ...

Glenn Zottola: Miles Davis Remembered

by Nicholas F. Mondello
August 4, 2015

A young musician's mind can be so very impressionable, so capable and available to lock onto a recording, a phrase or texture and hold it. The effect is almost nuclear--one note, perfectly placed by the performer and into a young listener's ear, can set into play a chain of music-driven events that can spawn professional careers, ...