Frank Vitolo 

Frank Vitolo is a highly accomplished saxophonist known for his exceptional musicianship and soulful compositional style. Born and raised in Seattle, WA. Vitolo developed a deep love for music at a young age and began playing the saxophone at the age of ten.

Vitolo continues to be a highly sought-after performer and collaborator in Seattle WA and a rising performer in New York City. He has had the opportunity to perform with jazz legends such as Tony Moreno, Brad Shepik, Chuck Israel, Skerik Sin Carne, Miles Black, and Delvon Lamar. Including electronic artist such as Michal Menert from Denver, CO.

Frank has been a music educator for more than a decade. Teaching a variety of instruments and styles including: jazz, classical, rock, blues, R&B, saxophone, flute, clarinet, piano, music production, music theory, composition, and beginning ukulele. His studio age range has been all types from 3 to 65 and all types of skill level.

In 2020, Seattle Times ranked Frank’s album Indignation as #1 album of local releases. Adding to his long list of notable achievements including 3 nominations from Earshot Jazz of Alt. Jazz Group of the Year, Emerging Artist, Steinhart Talent Award Scholarship and the Barney Josephson Award of 2022.

Notable past performances: Blue Note NY, Small’s Jazz Club, Earshot Jazz Festival, Costa Rica Jazz Festival, Sonic Bloom Electronic Festival, Upstream Music Festival, Club Groove, Bowery Electric, The Delancey, Prohibition, Shrine World Music, and many more.

Providing the lead musical voice, band leader Frank Vitolo’s saxophone continues a horn sound passed down from the Jazz Crusaders to Kamasi Washington
— KNKX 88.5FM NEW COOL

Discography: all compositions by Frank Vitolo


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The V III Oct. 2024 Aleo Crypto NYC

Frank Vitolo Electric Quartet July 2024 Club Groove NYC

Frank Vitolo Trio April. 2024 Centurion Amex NYC

Frank Vitolo Electric Quartet Aug. 2023 The Copper NYC

Frank Vitolo Electric Quartet June. 2023 Fiction Bar NYC

All Star Opera June 2023 Mural Amphitheater Seattle

Hot Pockets Nov. 2022 Bowery Electric NYC

Indignation #1 Dec. 2020 Seattle Times

Bad News Botanists Sept. 2019 Ruby Room Studio Seattle

Menert Big Band June. 2014 Sonic Bloom Denver CO

Email

vitolo54@gmail.com