Gaspare Charles "Gap" Mangione (born July 31, 1938) is a jazz pianist from Rochester, New York. He is the brother of
Chuck Mangione.
Career
In 1958, Mangione and his brother started performing together as the Mangione Brothers Sextet/Quintet.[1] From 1960–1961 they recorded three albums for Riverside as the Jazz Brothers.[2]
In 1968, Mangione released his first solo album, Diana in the Autumn Wind, with drummer
Steve Gadd and bassist
Tony Levin in their first recordings, and compositions and arrangements by Chuck Mangione.[3]
In 2004, Mangione received the Artist of the Year Award from the Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester.[4]
In 2015, Mangione was inducted into the Rochester Music Hall of Fame.