ArtistInfo

Frank Macchia

fl, *1958 US, San Francisco
Musician / Composer / Arranger of Jazz

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 recently[when?] been noted for his jazz and orchestral arrangements of traditional American folk songs.

Instruments

• Flute
• Tenor sax
• Clarinet
• Bariton sax
• Bass Clarinet

Genres

• Jazz
• Pop
• Rock
• R&B/Soul