Frank Macchia

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Full Name	Frank Macchia
Occupation	Composer
Date Of Birth	Oct 12, 1958(1958-10-12)
Age	66
Country	United States
Horoscope	Libra

Frank Macchia Biography

Frank Macchia is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on October 12, 1958 in United States.

In 1976 Macchia attended Berklee College of Music where he studied woodwinds with Joe Viola, Joseph Allard, and Steve Grossman. His composition and arranging teachers included Herb Pomeroy, Phil Wilson, Tony Texiera, Ken Pullig, and Greg Hopkins.

In 1979 Macchia received Down Beat magazine’s DB award (second place) for best original big band composition. In 1980 he was awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to compose a jazz/classical suite for large ensemble. After earning a degree in Traditional Composition, Macchia taught at Berklee from 1980 to 1981.

Frank Macchia Net Worth

Frank Macchia is one of the richest Composer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Frank Macchia 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Frank Macchia (born October 12, 1958) is an American composer, arranger, saxophonist, and multi-reed player in Los Angeles. Originally from San Francisco he began playing clarinet at age 10 and later studied bassoon, saxophone and flute. At 14 he began studying musical composition and writing jazz and classical music pieces. He is noted for his large catalog of eclectic and virtuosic original compositions spanning jazz, classical, Cajun, Americana, experimental, New Age, Spoken Word, and jazz-fusion styles as well as his extensive work as a composer and orchestrator for live television and television and film soundtracks. Macchia has been noted for his jazz and orchestral arrangements of traditional American folk songs.

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In 2006 Macchia released Emotions, another highly programmatic project in which each piece is loosely inspired by a primary human emotion. The recording features Macchia performing with the Prague Orchestra conducted by Adam Klemens. This recording also revisits Macchia’s recurring interest in American folk music with arrangements of Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair and The Lonesome Road. Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair was nominated in the Best Instrumental Arrangement category of the 50th GRAMMY Awards.

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In 2008 Macchia released one of his most unusual recordings, Saxolollapalooza features six saxophones and drums playing music in a wide variety of styles. The saxophones play all parts of the arrangements including the bass lines. The group consists of Eric Marienthal (Alto Sax, Soprano Sax, Flute), Sal Lozano (Alto Sax, Piccolo, Clarinet), Bob Sheppard (Tenor Sax, Clarinet, Flute), Frank Macchia (Tenor Sax, Bari Sax, Flute, Alto Flute, Clarinet, Contrabass Clarinet) Gene Cipriano (Bari Sax, Clarinet, Flute), Jay Mason (Bass Sax, Bass Clarinet), and Peter Erskine (Drums, Percussion). All but one piece are covers including Benny Goodman and Charlie Christian’s, Air Mail Special, Michael Jackson’s, Working Day and Night, Allen Toussaint’s Java, (which had been a mega-hit for trumpeter Al Hirt), Creole Love Call attributed to Duke Ellington, and Work Song by Nat Adderley. The record continues Macchia’s work with traditional American folk songs with arrangements of Down by the Riverside, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, and Shortening Bread.