Mario Rossy
Department of Jazz, Flamenco, Popular and Traditional Catalan Music
Combo
Contrabaix Jazz
Improvisació i acompanyament del jazz
Improvisació i acompanyament de la MM I
Improvisació i acompanyament de la MM II
Improvisació i acompanyament de la MM III
Improvisació i acompanyament de la MM IV
Bachelor’s degree in Jazz and Popular Music Double Bass Performance (ESMUC).
Over 30 years of concert activity.
As a classical music performer, he was a member of the OBC (1983-84) and the Orquestra de Cambra del Teatre Lliure (1987-1992).
As a jazz performer, he has performed concerts and recordings with Tete Montoliu, Brad Mehldau, Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Centre Jazz Orchestra, Jimmy Cobb, Paquito de Rivera, Jonny Griffin, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mark Turner, Chris Cheek, Chano Domínguez, Jordi Bonell, Perico Sambeat, and Lluís Vidal.
Flamenco-Jazz: Chano Domínguez, Gerardo Núñez, Niño Josele, and Marc Miralta.
He has played at major jazz festivals and clubs including Jazz Standard NY, Lincoln Center NY, Ronnie Scott's London, Blue Note Tokyo, and others; North Sea Jazz Festival, Montreal, San Francisco, Marciac, Vienna, Nice.
He has participated in more than 80 recordings as a sideman, including:
- Brad Mehldau & Rossy Trio "When I fall in love" (Fresh Sound); "NY-Barcelona Crossing" (Fresh Sound).
- Chano Domínguez "Flamenco Sketches" (Blue Note)
- Chano Domínguez "New flamenco sound" (Universal)
- Perico Sambeat "Jindungu" (Fresh Sound)
- Lluís Vidal "Cançons Populars"
- Eladio Reinón with Tete Montoliu "És la història d'un amor" (Fresh Sound)
- J.M.Serrat "Material sensible"
SGAE Jazz Composition Award 1992.
Nominated for the GRAMMY Awards 2012 with Chano Domínguez for "Flamenco Sketches" (Blue Note Rec.).
Awards from the TVE program "Jazz entre amigos" in 1986 and 1987 with the groups AfreeK and Sucre Imaginari.