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Mick Rossi

Mick Rossi is an internationally celebrated pianist, composer, percussionist, conductor, and arranger. He is both a pianist and percussionist for the renowned Philip Glass ensemble. Mick is known for his diverse, progressive work in the New York Downtown scene, and has been described by All About Jazz-Italy as “one of the most courageous and gifted charismatic musicians in New York and beyond." Performances include the Knitting Factory, Fringe, and the Montreux Jazz Festival, John Zorn’s The Stone, Tonic, Iridium, Barbes, Roulette, and Joe’s Pub. Mick has also been heard in performance and on recordings with numerous popular artists including: Roger Daltry, Daryl Hall and John Oates (Hall & Oates), Jewel, Randy Newman, David Sanborn, and Carly Simon.

Mick's Broadway credits include The Who's Tommy, Jekyll and Hyde, and The Full Monty, among others. He has also scored, orchestrated, and/or mixed films airing on ABC, NBC, FOX, Disney, The History Channel, Modern Marvels, A&E, and HBO. Recent films include The Vagina Monologues (HBO), Standing in the Shadows of Motown (Artisan), and his scores for the award-winning independent films Born Again (Markie Hancock), The Other Side of the River, and Journey (both by Lin Chien Ping). He has made appearances on PBS, Lifetime, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show with David Letterman, Good Morning America, VH-1, and MTV.

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