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Marocco
is undoubtedly the foremost and busiest accordionist currently
working in the recording studios of the Los Angeles and
Hollywood. As you will see from his prolific list of movie
and television credits below, Frank is the person film directors
and producers demand in Hollywood when they require a seasoned
professional accordionist who can meet their rigorous demands to
play any style at any moment in the film or television score.
In addition to those talents, Frank is an incredible jazz artist
who has played and recorded jazz with groups all over the globe.
Unparalleled in the jazz arena, his style is always fresh,
innovative, and chock full of intelligent yet musical ideas.
Frank began his musical career began in
Chicago, Illinois where at age 17 he took first place in a
national music contest. He performed his winning solo with Mark
Weber and the Chicago Pops Orchestra playing before several
thousand people in Soldiers Field.
Frank spent the next few years traveling all
over the U.S.A. with his quartet playing the top hotels and
clubs including Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe and Palm Springs, finally
settling in Los Angeles.
He later worked with the Les Brown Band and
Bob Hope, working on Mr. Hope's television shows and traveling
with him around the world entertaining the servicemen.
He also did six Love Boat cruises with the
Les Brown Band as a featured soloist. In
recent years Frank has done a great deal of studio session work
on the West Coast including movie sound tracks, television,
records and jingles. He was nominated eight years in a row as
Most Valuable Player by the National Academy of Recording Arts
and Sciences (N.A.R.A.S.). He has recorded with Madonna,
composed music for the "Charlie's Angels" remake in 2000 and
continues to perform with a whole host of many popular recording
artists.
We at FBCAC had the pleasure of sponsoring of first concert
with Frank and we can say without reservation that he is not
only a superb accordionist but an exemplary human being. We
encourage you visit Frank's web site at
www.frankmarocco.com
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AWARDS
Winner, N.A.R.A.S. Most Valuable Player Award -
1985 and 1986.
JAZZ ALBUMS
1. "Made
in Germany" 2. "Freedom
Flight" 3. "Turn
Out The Stars"
4. "Like Frank Marocco" 5.
"Brazilian
Waltz" 5. "Ballad
for Anne" 6. "L.A.
84" 7."Blue
Notes" 8."On The Road" 9."Evergreens"
10.
"A
Nite in Marocco"
OTHER JAZZ ALBUMS, SOLOIST
John Tirabasso, "Jazz All Stars" - Dobre, D.R.
1022
Les Brown, "How Brown Sounds Now" - B.A.S.F.,
G22840
"Art Van Damme and Friends" - Neofonic, N.L.P.
107
Stix Hooper Jazz crusaders, "World Within" -
M.C.A.
Frank's music and CD's can be purchased
through
http://janpress.freeservers.com/biogFM.htm
CLASSICAL CREDITS
- Recorded Paul Hindemith's "Kammermusik
#I" with Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra - Gerard Schwarz
conducting -Nonesuch Record #79077
- American Ballet Company-Mikhail
Baryshnikov - "the Informer" ballet
- Orange County Pacific Symphony Orchestra
- Pavarotti Concert
- L.A. Chamber Orchestra Concert - Gerard
Schwarz, Conductor
- L.A. Philharmonic Orchestra - Maxim
Shostakovitch, conductor
- San Diego Symphonic Orchestra - Maxim
Shostakovitch, Conductor
- Hollywood Bowl Orchestra - Johnny Green,
John Mauceri Conductors
Roger Wagner Chorale Concerts
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