Franco Ambrosetti

Swiss musician

Born: 10 December 1941
Lugano
Country: Switzerland
Record labels: Enja Records
Discography: 15 albums

Biography

Franco Ambrosetti is a jazz musician who plays piano, trumpet, piccolo trumpet and voice. Franco Ambrosetti was born on 10 December 1941 in Lugano. The music is usually filed under jazz, big band music and nu jazz. Record labels: Enja Records. The discography here lists 15 albums, from “The Jazz Live Situation” (1973) to “Sweet Caress” (2024).

Franco Ambrosetti (born 10 December 1941) is a jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and composer. He was born in Lugano, Switzerland; his father, Flavio, was a saxophonist who once played opposite Charlie Parker. He has recorded several albums for Enja Records, and worked professionally with his father in a group which also included George Gruntz. Ambrosetti has classical piano training and is also a self-taught trumpeter. Ambrosetti has worked with several American and European musicians in recordings and at jazz festivals and concerts, including Kenny Clarke, Dexter Gordon, Phil Woods, Cannonball Adderley, Joe Henderson, Michael Brecker, Mike Stern, Hal Galper and Romano Mussolini. Ambrosetti also holds a master's degree in economics from the University of Basel.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

The Jazz Live Situation 1973 · Dire Jazz a confronto 11 1974 · Horo Records

Movies 1987

First Flight 1988

Movies Too 1988

Light Breeze 1998

Aphrodite 2006

Locomotion 2007

The Wind 2007

Cycladic Moods 2012

After the Rain 2015

Cheers 2017

Nora 2022

Sweet Caress 2024

Tentets

Also plays on

Albums where Franco Ambrosetti is credited as a sideman

1971	Drums and Folklore: From Sticksland With Love — George Gruntz, Daniel Humair, Charly Antolini, Pierre Favre, Mani Neumeier, Alfred Sacher	trumpet
2007	Radio Days — George Gruntz	flugelhorn