Randy Brecker featuring Ada Rovatti

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Dave Kikoski ,Piano
Alex Claffy ,Basses
Dennis Chambers , Drums

Blessed with a bold tone and hard bop-informed improvisational chops, trumpeter Randy Brecker is both a jazz titan and a journeyman with a decades-long career marked by having led one of the most successful crossover fusion outfits, the Brecker Brothers, alongside his brother, saxophonist Michael Brecker. After emerging in the late ’60s as a member of both Horace Silver and Art Blakey‘s groups, Brecker quickly established himself as an in-demand session player, often working with his brother and appearing on countless recordings across various genres, including albums by James Brown, Todd Rundgren, Lou Reed, Aerosmith, George Benson, and many more. There were even more jazz dates, including sessions with Hal Galper, Larry Coryell, Billy Cobham, and others. With the launch of the funk-influenced Brecker Brothers in the mid-’70s, he rose to the top echelon of crossover stars of the era, scoring a hit with “Some Skunk Funk” off 1975’s The Brecker Bros. and picking up numerous Grammy nominations over the course of the group’s initial six-year run. Although closely linked to fusion, many of his own albums — like 1968’s Score and 1987’s In the Idiom — have showcased his dedication to the driving post-bop jazz tradition. Still, genre fluidity remains one of Brecker’s major hallmarks, and albums like 2003’s electronic-tinged 34th N Lex, 2008’s Grammy-winning Randy in Brasil, and 2013’s The Brecker Brothers Band Reunion have showcased this spirit.

Italian native Ada Rovatti started playing saxophone in high school after years of classical piano training. After winning a scholarship from Berklee College of Music in Italy she divided herself between Boston where she studied with Joe Viola, George Garzone and Italy where she was working in Big Bands with guest artists such as: Phil Woods, Lee Konitz, Bob Mintzer, Randy Brecker. After spending one year in Paris touring Europe and Africa she moved in new York City. She has performed in important festivals such as JVC in NYC Rochester Jazz Festival, IAJE, Detroit Jazz Fest, Montreal Jazz Fest, San Francisco Jazz Fest, NorthSea Jazz Fest appearing and performing with an impressive and diverse list of artists and bands such as: Mike Stern, John McLaughlin, Anne Ducros, Bob Mintzer, Victor Bailey, Joanne Brackeen, Tony Levin, John McLaughlin, James Moody, Aretha Franklin, Herbie Hancock, Jimmy Heath Patti Austin, Joe Bonamassa and many others. In 2003 she released her first two CDs as a bandleader with the Elephunk Band and with her quartet with guests: Randy Brecker, Mike Stern and Don Alias.