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about

Full House is an exciting new musical collaboration between trumpeter Jim Rotondi and pianist David Hazeltine which draws on a wide variety of influences, ranging from their straight-ahead jazz roots through the electronic innovations of the 1970's and '80's.

Both artists realized from the outset that as with any new musical venture, musical integrity is of primary importance, and they simply choose to explore the possibilities and challenges that newer styles and compositional approaches present. This is why in any given performance it isn't uncommon to hear new arrangements from the songbooks of Stevie Wonder or Earth, Wind & Fire, but given a treatment conductive to improvisation. Of course there is also a strong focus on original composition in addition to the works of great jazz composers such as Cedar Walton, Joe Henderson and Wayne Shorter.

"Clearly, Rotondi emerges as one of the best of the post-Hubbard generation. His solos are a near-perfect amalgam of power, finesse and logic."
- All About Jazz

"Rotondi is one of the unsung heroes of the trumpet."
- Bret Primack, GMN

"Rotondi has the passion and focus to find a place for the music in the new millennium."
- The New Yorker, January 2003

"A player and writer with great respect for the melody, Hazeltine can be surprisingly inventive with the harmonic and rhythmic possibilities in a tune. Unobtrusive yet frequently exciting, Hazeltine always sounds as if he is digging what he's playing, and his approach makes well-known tunes sound fresh."
- Jazz Times

"First and foremost, Hazeltine is an excellent jazz pianist ... his improvisations abound with well-developed ideas."
- All About Jazz

"Even in the crowded, competitive New York scene, it is obvious to me that the hip-without-fanfare Hazeltine is a standout"
- Ira Gitler

"David Hazeltine is for sure the brightest star on the jazz piano horizon. His style has a deep-seated commitment to jazz history while communicating a wealth of 'today' ideas."
- Cedar Walton

credits

released February 1, 2021

Jim Rotondi - trumpet, synthesizer
David Hazeltine - fender rhodes, hammond b3
Greg Skaff - guitar
Barak Mori - bass
Joe Strasser - drums

Recorded live on May 30, June 13 and June 20, 2002 at Smoke, New York City.

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Jim Rotondi New York, New York

James Robert Rotondi (* 28 August 1962) is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, educator, and conductor.
He played in New York City for twenty years, and led an electric band with David Hazeltine called Full House before moving to Austria.
Rotondi has performed and recorded with Ray Charles, Lionel Hampton, Lou Donaldson, Curtis Fuller, Benny Sharoni, Eric Alexander, and George Coleman.
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