Gap Mangione
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Gap Mangione | |
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 Mangione at the 2018 Rochester Jazz Festival | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Gaspare Charles Mangione July 31, 1938 |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Pianist |
| Years active | 1958–present |
| Website | www |
Gaspare Charles "Gap" Mangione (/mænˈdʒoʊni/ man-JOH-nee;[1] born July 31, 1938) is a jazz pianist from Rochester, New York. He is the brother of Chuck Mangione.
In 1958, Mangione and his brother started performing together as the Mangione Brothers Sextet/Quintet.[2] From 1960–1961 they recorded three albums for Riverside as the Jazz Brothers.[3]
In 1968, Mangione released his first solo album, Diana in the Autumn Wind, with drummer Steve Gadd and bassist Tony Levin in their first recordings, and compositions and arrangements by Chuck Mangione.[4]
In 2004, Mangione received the Artist of the Year Award from the Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester.[5]
In 2015, Mangione was inducted into the Rochester Music Hall of Fame.
