Jack Fragomeni

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John "Jack" Fragomeni Jr. (* 1951 in Schenectady , † April 4, 2009 in Troy , New York ) was an American jazz guitarist and music teacher.

Jack Born attended Mont Pleasant High School and then studied at the College of St. Rose, where he earned his bachelor's and master's degrees; he also had guitar lessons from Attila Zoller . In the Albany area he played with Nick Brignola , Bucky Pizzarelli and toured with Lee Konitz . In 1986 the first recordings were made. He was a member of the Empire Jazz Orchestra (album Symphonies in Riffs ) and taught at the College of St Rose, where he led the Saint Rose Jazz Guitar Ensemble from 1984 , and at the Schenectady County Community College. After a duo album with bassist Steve LaSpina ( Friends in Deed ), he recorded the album I'm Having a Good Time with Michael Formanek and Jeff Hirshfield in 2002 , which was released posthumously in 2011 by Kyran Music. He died in St. Mary's Hospital in Troy in April 2009 at the age of 57. In April 2010 a memorial concert took place, including a. with a Fragomeni Tribute Trio made up of Steve LaSpina, Armen Donelian and Mitch Seidman .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Obituary
  2. ↑ Tom Lord
  3. ↑ The College of Saint Rose  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.strose.edu  
  4. ↑ Discographic information on CD Baby
  5. ↑ Albany Jazz
personal data
SURNAME Fragomeni, Jack
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fragomeni, John junior; Fragomeni, Jack junior (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Schenectady
DATE OF DEATH April 4, 2009
Place of death Troy (New York)