[jazz_guitar] RIP: Mark Manetta, Guitarist
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Alisdair MacRae-Birch
Jun 8, 2005, 9:46:32 PM6/8/05
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FW: From Bob in Rochester:
I submitted this elsewhere this morning...but I figured that
I would ask for your support... This is just terrible news
that has rocked our world this morning....
For those who appreciate good music in this area and around
the world...Rochester lost one of it's very best musicians
very early this morning. Guitarist Mark Manetta passed away
this morning ....I am in shock...I don't really know what to
say. This man was our friend....he played with the greats in
the jazz world...damn...he is younger than I am ! This is so
very unfair.
Recently he has been roomates with my brother who is one of
Rochester's best kept secrets..my brother is a drummer who
also plays often with different groups in this area. Mark
and his friend Debbie played every Wednesday and Friday
night at Michael's Valley Grill .... He has played with
Chuck Mangione, Don Potter...many,many others...been on tour
with folks such as Andy Williams...played with a great
singer out of Buffalo by the name of Michael Civiska...
My brother wrote this in the e mail that I received early
this morning...He was with Mark when he passed away this
morning.....
"For those of you who knew Mark you already know how special
this man was. A genuine soul and spirit who lived and loved
life, a friend who was always there and really cared. He had
a heart of gold, not to mention the finest musician I ever
had the pleasure of playing with. He had a profound
influence on me spiritually, Mark loved The Lord and we
would talk about spiritual things often. His music
influenced me as a young teenager when I would hear him play
with Chuck Mangione and Don Potter. I always found it ironic
that many years later we would be making music together. Now
I look back on it as providence. I was truly blessed to be
able to enjoy his love for music and obviously blessed to
have enjoyed his friendship. The blessing will go on and
on."
As far as we know, Falvo Funeral chapel in Webster is
handling the arrangements and the family will be receiving
vistors at Falvos Sunday afternoon from 2-6. A death notice
should be in the D&C soon. I believe that services will be
held on Monday.
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Jun 8, 2005, 11:40:07 PM6/8/05
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Heart felt condolences to the family, his friends and the jazz guitar
brotherhood
john
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Alisdair MacRae-Birch
Jun 11, 2005, 7:45:41 PM6/11/05
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FW: From the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Jazz guitarist Manetta dies
49-year-old played with RPO, Mangiones, Vereen, many others
Jack Garner
Staff writer
(June 11, 2005) — Popular local jazz guitarist Mark Manetta, who
played with Chuck Mangione, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Doc
Severinsen, Jeff Tyzik, Ben Vereen and many others, died Tuesday from
complications of diabetes.
He was 49.
Mr. Manetta, who lived most recently in Bergen, Genesee County, grew
up in Webster and was a graduate of Schroeder High School. Inspired by
his guitar-playing father, the late Manny Manetta, he took up the
instrument. He played it constantly, and "would often go to sleep with
the guitar in his hands," said his brother, Rick of Perinton.
As a teenager, Mr. Manetta also befriended the internationally known
guitarist Joe Pass, brought him home where his mother cooked dinner,
and the two became fast friends, as well as mentor and student, Rick
Manetta recalled.
Mr. Manetta studied at the Eastman School of Music with renowned
guitarists Gene Bertoncini, Pat Martino and Richard Longale. He also
taught guitar and electric bass and directed the Jazz Guitar Ensemble
in the music department at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva.
A frequent performer in the area for more than a quarter century, Mr.
Manetta played with the RPO, the Buffalo Philharmonic and in support
of visiting singers and musicians. He also played on two albums with
Mangione, including the two-CD Live at the Village Gate.
"His solo on 'My Funny Valentine' is one of my all-time favorite
guitar solos, period," Mangione said. "Mark always played from the
heart. His roots were in jazz, but he could cover all the musical
styles. He was a strong rhythm player and a unique soloist. His
playing was sensitive and at the same time adventurous."
"He was an excellent player, and in all styles, from straight-ahead
and bebop to newer jazz styles," said Chuck's brother, pianist Gap
Mangione. "He played at times with my small group and my big band, and
was a warm, wonderful guy."
Mr. Manetta also played for several years with trumpeter Jeff Tyzik in
the years before Tyzik became pops conductor of the RPO, and appeared
on several Tyzik albums.
"He was a really soulful player. Not flashy," Tyzik said. "The main
thing he liked to do was play really good rhythm guitar, but injecting
choice melodies that were integral to the music. He was selfless that
way, and a well-respected guy."
More recently, Mr. Manetta performed locally with the band Prime Time
Funk, and two nights a week with pianist Deborah Sorensen at Michael's
Valley Grill in Penfield.
In addition to his brother, he is survived by his children, Alicia and
Jonathan of Rochester; their mother, Marsha Manetta; and his sisters,
Pastor Diane Helfer of Lake Placid and Cheryl DiFrancesco of Irondequoit.
Calling hours are 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Falvo Funeral Home, 1295
Fairport Nine Mile Point Road, Webster. The funeral will be at 11 a.m.
Monday at Bethel Christian Fellowship Church, 321 East Ave.
JGA...@DemocratandChronicle.com.
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID==/20050611/NEWS01/506110332/1002/NEWS
Jazz guitarist Manetta dies
49-year-old played with RPO, Mangiones, Vereen, many others
Jack Garner
Staff writer
(June 11, 2005) — Popular local jazz guitarist Mark Manetta, who
played with Chuck Mangione, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Doc
Severinsen, Jeff Tyzik, Ben Vereen and many others, died Tuesday from
complications of diabetes.
He was 49.
Mr. Manetta, who lived most recently in Bergen, Genesee County, grew
up in Webster and was a graduate of Schroeder High School. Inspired by
his guitar-playing father, the late Manny Manetta, he took up the
instrument. He played it constantly, and "would often go to sleep with
the guitar in his hands," said his brother, Rick of Perinton.
As a teenager, Mr. Manetta also befriended the internationally known
guitarist Joe Pass, brought him home where his mother cooked dinner,
and the two became fast friends, as well as mentor and student, Rick
Manetta recalled.
Mr. Manetta studied at the Eastman School of Music with renowned
guitarists Gene Bertoncini, Pat Martino and Richard Longale. He also
taught guitar and electric bass and directed the Jazz Guitar Ensemble
in the music department at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva.
A frequent performer in the area for more than a quarter century, Mr.
Manetta played with the RPO, the Buffalo Philharmonic and in support
of visiting singers and musicians. He also played on two albums with
Mangione, including the two-CD Live at the Village Gate.
"His solo on 'My Funny Valentine' is one of my all-time favorite
guitar solos, period," Mangione said. "Mark always played from the
heart. His roots were in jazz, but he could cover all the musical
styles. He was a strong rhythm player and a unique soloist. His
playing was sensitive and at the same time adventurous."
"He was an excellent player, and in all styles, from straight-ahead
and bebop to newer jazz styles," said Chuck's brother, pianist Gap
Mangione. "He played at times with my small group and my big band, and
was a warm, wonderful guy."
Mr. Manetta also played for several years with trumpeter Jeff Tyzik in
the years before Tyzik became pops conductor of the RPO, and appeared
on several Tyzik albums.
"He was a really soulful player. Not flashy," Tyzik said. "The main
thing he liked to do was play really good rhythm guitar, but injecting
choice melodies that were integral to the music. He was selfless that
way, and a well-respected guy."
More recently, Mr. Manetta performed locally with the band Prime Time
Funk, and two nights a week with pianist Deborah Sorensen at Michael's
Valley Grill in Penfield.
In addition to his brother, he is survived by his children, Alicia and
Jonathan of Rochester; their mother, Marsha Manetta; and his sisters,
Pastor Diane Helfer of Lake Placid and Cheryl DiFrancesco of Irondequoit.
Calling hours are 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Falvo Funeral Home, 1295
Fairport Nine Mile Point Road, Webster. The funeral will be at 11 a.m.
Monday at Bethel Christian Fellowship Church, 321 East Ave.
JGA...@DemocratandChronicle.com.
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID==/20050611/NEWS01/506110332/1002/NEWS
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