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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.〔Susan Frances, Jazz Review, ‘Frank Macchia: Looking to the Future’ http://www.jazzreview.com/article/review-6166.html〕 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 recently been noted for his jazz and orchestral arrangements of traditional American folk songs. == Early career == 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. From 1981 to 1992 Macchia lived in the San Francisco Bay Area where he continued composing and performing with his own ensembles; ''The Gleets'', ''Desperate Character'', and ''The Frankie Maximum Band''. He also performed with many other artists including Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, The Temptations, Clare Fischer, and Chuck Mangione. Macchia produced and released two CDs of original music during this period: ''Introducing Frankie Maximum'' and ''Frankie Maximum Goes Way-er Out West'' which foreshadowed some of his later work. Voting ''Frankie Maximum Goes Way-er Out West'' one of the Top Ten Records of the Year in 1991 Larry Kelp of the Oakland Tribune said: "A cult masterpiece. Those who have heard it agree, this is a monster of a record." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frank Macchia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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