Jazz Articles about Rocco Ventrella

Take Five with Rocco Ventrella

by AAJ Staff
December 9, 2022

Meet Rocco Ventrella: Rocco Ventrella was Jazztrax's “Artist Of The Year" in 2015 and received a Grammy Awards Pre-Nomination for Contemporary Jazz Best Album for his 2007 release Give Me The Groove. In 2005, Ventrella recorded, arranged, and produced the Tribute To Grover Washington, Jr. album in memory of the late, great saxophonist. This remarkable recording originally contained just five tracks: “Winelight," “Let It Flow," “Make Me a Memory," “Mr. Grover" (original by Ventrella) and “Come Morning." However, it was ...