“I don't believe music can be free unless it has something to be free from.” BelieveMusicJazzDon't Believe Author:Chuck Mangione
“I can count on one hand the number of instrumental hits there have been over the last 10 years.” YearsHas BeensI CanHandsLastsNumbersMusicJazz Author:Chuck Mangione
“My brother had a big band in high school; after that we continued to play together, eventually forming a group called the Jazz Brothers, that recorded for Riverside Records.” PlayBigsSchoolTogetherRecordsGroupsBrotherBandHigh SchoolJazzMy BrotherRiverside Author:Chuck Mangione
“Not with the Rochester Philharmonic, but I formed my own orchestra, made up of musicians from the Eastman School, where I'm on the faculty now, direct the Jazz Ensemble and teach improvisation classes.” MadeSchoolMy OwnClassTeachMusicianDirectJazzFacultyOrchestraImprovisationEnsembleRochesterJazz Improvisation Author:Chuck Mangione
“I was blessed to work with The Jazz Messengers when the two piano players were Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea.” TwoPlayerBlessedJazzPianoChicksMessengersKeith Author:Chuck Mangione
“In 1994, I started touring again and I recorded two albums for Chesky Jazz.” TwoJazzAlbumsTouring Author:Chuck Mangione