 | Thisbiography of a living personneeds additionalcitations forverification. Please help by addingreliable sources.Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced orpoorly sourcedmust be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentiallylibelous. Find sources: "Frank Catalano" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(December 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
Frank Catalano | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | (1977-03-12)March 12, 1977 (age 48) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Saxophone |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | Lake Shore,Delmark,Savoy,Ropeadope |
| Website | catalanomusic |
Frank Catalano is an American jazz saxophonist.
Frank Catalano began playing saxophone at age 7. When he was 16, his right middle finger was severed while working on a car engine. Following reconstructive surgery, he forced his hands to relearn his technique.[1] When he was 18, he toured with the rock bandSantana, then signed withDelmark to record his first solo album,Cut it Out (1988), with trumpeterIra Sullivan.
Cut It Out was chosen for album of the year lists by theChicago Tribune,Los Angeles Weekly, andJazzTimes. Catalano has worked withLouie Bellson,Tony Bennett,Randy Brecker,Charles Earland,Kenny Loggins,Jimmy McGriff,Arturo Sandoval,Johnny "Hammond" Smith, andClark Terry. He recordedBye Bye Blackbird withDavid Sanborn and Jimmy Chamberlin of theSmashing Pumpkins.[2]
While recording withMinistry in 1999, Catalano was inspired by the band's use of sampling and engineered a sampling keyboard attachment for the saxophone. His device was patented on December 11, 2001, on the second anniversary of the death of his mentor,Charles Earland.
His albums includeYou Talkin to Me?!, which features a tandem tenor session withVon Freeman, andLive at the Green Mill with Randy Brecker on trumpet.Mighty Burner debuted at No. 11 on theBillboard sales chart, whileBang debuted at No. 12.
About two years after the 1994 accident that severed a finger on the teen's right hand, the 18-year-old Catalano entered DePaul University in Chicago this fall on a full-tuition music scholarship for his talent as a saxophone player.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
