Jim Rotondi

Over the course of a rich, long career including journeyman dues paid on cruise ships and with Ray Charles’ international touring band, Jim Rotondi’s developed a rich style on trumpet and flugelhorn that launches off from groundwork laid by predecessors such as Freddie Hubbard. After four releases on the Criss Cross jazz label, he moved to Sharp Nine for 2001’s Destination Up, on which he and his quintet smolder through a set of originals by Rotondi, trombonist Steve Davis and vibe man Joe Locke, and some nifty interpretations of older work like Herbie Hancock’s “Yams” and Irving Berlin’s “Remember.” Rotondi’s trumpet is the star of the show, but he knows how to give room to his sidemen, who come together to create a lively, warm sound. AQ, 408 St. Peter, St. Paul, (651) 292-1359, mnjazz.com


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