Flavio Ambrosetti
Flavio Ambrosetti (born October 8, 1919 in Lugano ; † August 21, 2012 in the canton of Ticino ) was a Swiss jazz musician (mainly alto saxophone ) and machine manufacturer .
Live and act
Ambrosettis first learned piano and then took vibraphone lessons. Impressed by Coleman Hawkins , he switched to the saxophone. He initially worked in his parents' machine factory before taking over. In addition, as an amateur musician, he was one of the bebop pioneers in Europe. In 1949 he played in Hazy Osterwald's band at the legendary Paris Jazz Festival, where he met his role model Charlie Parker . In the years that followed, there were repeated recordings, for example with Elsie Bianchi , and (also international) appearances, for example in 1967 with his own group at the Monterey Jazz Festival . With his son Franco Ambrosetti , from his first marriage, he played early in Milan (around 1963 with Kenny Clarke ). In 1972 father and son founded The Band with George Gruntz and Daniel Humair , which was the nucleus of the later The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band .
Ambrosetti has also made a name for himself as the organizer of the Lugano jazz festival, Estival Jazz . He died in Ticino in August 2012 at the age of 92.
Selection discography
- Flavio Ambrosetti: Anniversary (Enja)
- Franco Cerri and His European Jazz Stars (Columbia, 1959)
- Franco Cerri: International Jazz Meeting (Columbia, 1961)
- Various Artists: Jazz in Switzerland (Delta, 1930-1975)
- George Gruntz: The MPS Years 1971-1980
- George Gruntz: The Band - The Alpine Power Plant (MPS, 1972)
- George Gruntz: The Band - Live at the Zurich Schauspielhaus (MPS, 1976)
- Franco Ambrosetti and Don Sebesky (Dire Silverline Records, 1979)
literature
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz . Oxford University Press, Oxford u. a. 1999, ISBN 0-19-507418-1 .
- George Gruntz : «Born a white negro» - A life for jazz. Corvus, Frankfurt a. M. 2002, ISBN 3-9522460-1-8 .
- Tom Gsteiger: Flavio Ambrosetti. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . January 24, 2013 , accessed March 20, 2020 .
- Flavio Ambrosetti (Italian) on ricercamusica.ch/dizionario/ (accessed on: October 26, 2017)
- Flavio Ambrosetti's discography on discogs.com/de/artist (accessed on: October 26, 2017)
Web links
- Sound documents by and about Flavio Ambrosetti in the catalog of the Swiss National Sound Archives
Individual evidence
- ↑ European bebop pioneer Flavio Ambrosetti dies , swissinfo.ch, August 30, 2012 (accessed September 12, 2012)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ambrosetti, Flavio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss jazz musician and machine manufacturer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lugano |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 21, 2012 |
| Place of death | Canton of Ticino |