Richie Vitale (born September 23, 1954; Rochester, New York) is an American jazz trumpeter, arranger, and composer.
Vitale played trumpet in the 2010 Broadway show Come Fly Away[1] with a 19-piece big band playing the music of Frank Sinatra and dancing of the Twyla Tharp Dance Troup. Vitale recorded his first album "Vitalogy" and two following CDs "Full Circle" and "Slow Groove" for Gut String Records. He has led his quartet/quintet on tours of Europe, Japan, Korea, the Middle East, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
Vitale has taught Clinics and Master Classes at the Eastman School of Music, instructed the Jazz Ensemble at Long Island University and was Brass Instructor at Manhattan School of Music and Long Island University and is recently retired as jazz professor teaching trumpet and ensemble at New Jersey City University.
Vitale was a trumpet soloist with Frank Sinatra[2] for five years and has also performed with Tony Bennett, Buddy Rich, James Taylor and Sting. He was featured soloist with the Vanguard Orchestra, the Toshiko Akiyoshi Big Band, the Basie Band, and the Ellington Band.
Worked with Frank Wess, Jack Bruce and the Chris Byars Octet. Currently, working in the NYC metropolitan area and traveling as an artist.
As leader
As sideman