Flavio Ambrosetti, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Flavio Ambrosetti

Swiss jazz saxophonist (1919-2012)

Date of Birth: 08-Oct-1919

Place of Birth: Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland

Date of Death: 22-Aug-2012

Profession: musician, saxophonist

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Flavio Ambrosetti (October 8, 1919, Lugano - August 21, 2012, Ticino) was a Swiss jazz vibraphonist, saxophonist, and engineer. Ambrosetti's primary career was in engineering; his acclaim in jazz circles has come entirely from his activities as an occasional musician.
He studied piano as a child and taught himself to play tenor and alto saxophone as a teenager.
He attended engineering school in Zurich and played with Rio de Gregori during World War II; later in the decade he worked with Gil Cuppini and Hazy Osterwald.
In the 1950s he played as a sideman and with his own ensemble, which included Raymond Court and George Gruntz.
In the 1960s he led a quintet which included his son, Franco Ambrosetti, as well as George Gruntz and Daniel Humair, which toured and was featured on television and radio broadcasts.
He expanded this ensemble to a big band in 1972, touring in Europe and playing with Dexter Gordon and Phil Woods.
Gruntz became the leader of this group in 1978.