GABRIEL ROSATI

About GABRIEL ROSATI

Italian-Brazilian trumpeter, trombone player, singer, composer and arranger of Afro-Cuban-Brazilian rhythms, R&B, Pop, Jazz, movie soundtracks, jingles, industrial shows and certified teacher.

His own Songbook + 4 cds play-along has just been released by Music Minus One (New York)
Gabriel performed at the Bucharest Jazz Festival, Iguape and Extrema Blues Festival (Brazil)
“DEAN MARTIN PRIZE” awarded as internationally acclaimed artist 2014.
Performer at the Brazilian Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Praia Grande 2014
in a Brazilian tour with Manoel Cruz Trio, Boca Nervosa, Arlindo Jr & SAMBAJAH.
2013: European tour with his own BRAZILATAFRO PROJECT
(Italy, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Germany, Austria and Slovenia)
In a South American tour on board of the Crystal Cruise Lines as lead trumpet for the
Crystal Symphony Broadway show band (2011).

Professor of composition & percussions in Latin American, African & Asian music
at the Italian National Conservatory of Music in Pescara (2010)

Nominated as “BEST JAZZ” at the Orange County Music Awards in California (2008)
On the cover of American magazine “Jazz Player” with his own cd play-along (1999)

Based in Los Angeles until 2010 he has been trumpeter for Orquesta Guayao, Angel Lebron Y su Orchestra. Tito Puente Jr. Orchestra, Francisco Aguabella, Colombian group
“La Sonora Dinamita” and famous Mexican Sonora Santanera.
Trumpeter for Mariachi Universal and Mariachi America Internacional in Miami.
Author of 16 instructional books:
“ Latin American Trumpet Music”, “The Salsa Trumpet”, “Trumpet & Organ Classics”
his own method for trumpet: “Il Trombettista Autodidatta” (by Carisch ed.),
“Milva sings Piazzolla” & “Per chi suona la Tromba”.
“Latin Brass Soloist”, “100 Ultimate Blues Riffs” and
“The Latin Sax Soloist”.
A “Claudio Roditi note by note solos transcriptions” volume by Colin Publ. (New York).
And one of Gabriel’s albums (“Brazilatafro Project” vol.2) with cover story, was released as
Play-Along by Dorn Publications with the June/July ’99 issue of American “Jazz Player” magazine.

Mr. Rosati has been produced by several independent labels in Europe and the US for a total of 20 cds
(from Smooth jazz, afro-cuban, brazilian, big band and classical music projects)
From 1990 to 2010, in the United States, as free-lancer, Rosati played with greats as:
Santana, Malo, Oreste Vilatos, John Handy, Deacon Jones & John Lee Hooker, Perez Prado All Star, The Checkmates, Os Originais do Samba, San Francisco All Star Big Band, also with the “Brazil World Tour” in Japan, Bob Mintzer, Billy Preston and bluesman Willy King.

Gabriel performed for three years at the major Las Vegas Spotlights:
Caesar Palace, Bally’s, New York New York, Flamingo Hilton, Stardust, Luxor, Four Queens.
During the past 20 years he toured Central America, North of Europe and twice Japan
(opening act for three months at The Osaka Ritz Carlton Hotel with his own formation).

Also, he appeared on a Video with singer Gerardo titled “Darroumba” for Capitol Records,
on Video Music Network, with singer Vinicio Capossela and other tv live shows.
During his early years he was trumpeter with the Pescara Academy, Swiss Youth Orch.,
Carabinieri Army Band and substituted for the European Strasbourg Symphony.

Workshops-MasterClasses teacher of Jazz, Brass techniques and Afro-Cuban-Brazilian music programs in Denmark, Las Vegas Performing Arts Center, Tokyo Yamaha Jazz School, Fullerton College, Long Beach Polytechnic, Calstate University of Los Angeles, Romanian Conservatories, Armenia and many others..

Eclectic writer, he has composed the soundtracks for the French Movie “The Room of the Words” with Martìn Brochàrd plus background music, industrial shows and cartoon's scores.