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Franco Ambrosetti was born December 10, 1941 in Lugano, Switzerland and received classical piano training, but is a self-taught trumpeter. He matriculated through school and holds a Masters Degree in economics from the University of Basel. He frequently worked professionally with his father, a saxophonist who once played sax opposite Charlie Parker, in a group that also included George Gruntz, among others.

Ambrosetti has recorded with both American and European musicians and performed at jazz festivals and concerts with Kenny Clarke, Dexter Gordon, Phil Woods, Cannonball Adderley, Joe Henderson, Michael Brecker, Mike Stern, Hal Galper and Romano Mussolini, among others.

He has recorded some two-dozen albums as a leader most notably on the Enja Record label and another eighteen as a sideman. Trumpeter, flugelhornist and composer Franco Ambrosetti continues to perform, record and tour.

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