Past Performances
His 40+ years of professional piano playing include . . .
Provinces of Quebec, and Ontario
As Music Director and Piano Accompanist (3 yrs) for one of Canada’s top recording artists Tommy Desmond. They performed at some of the finest supper clubs including:
MONTREAL:The Stork Club ·The El Morrocco ·The Faisan Blu · The Venus DiMilo ·The Chateau St. Rose.
QUEBEC CITY: The Bal Tabarin · The Oyster Barrel.
TORONTO: The Royal York Hotel · The Radio and Artists Club.
OTTAWA: The Gatineau Club· The Chaudiere.
Vermont, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York State
Music Director / Piano Accompanist for Columbia Recording artist Gene Stridel for 3 years, performing at:
VERMONT: Stowe - The Baggy Knees · Burlington - The Gilded Cage.
MASSACHUSETTS: Chicopee – The Schine Hotel.· Springfield - The Red Barn.
NEW JERSEY: Sea Isle City – Busch’s · Bordentown – Holiday Inn.
NEW YORK: Saratoga -Gideon Putnam · Glens Falls – Queensbury Hotel · Schenectady - Mike Roth's Jazz
New York City and Long Island
Roger Rossi performed solo and with various ensembles at:
LONG ISLAND: · Jamaica - Burlesque Revival (Hillside Theatre) · Riverhead - The Perkins Hotel · Huntington -The Huntington Towne House (3 yrs. № 1 of 11 pianists) · Southampton - Hansom House · Centerport- Glynn's Inn · The Swan Bay Inn · Valley Stream - Valley Stream Park Inn · Hempstead – Staff Pianist Ultrasonic Studios (several hits incl. Shangri-Las № 1Hit “Leader of the Pack”.
NEW YORK CITY: Manhattan- The Living Room · Les Champs.
Florida and the Bahamas
Roger Rossi performs regularly as a soloist; w/ his vocalist-wife Sal _ “Sal & Roger Rossi” ; their Dixieland band “Red Onions”; their pop/ rock group “Roger Rossi & Class Action”; and the “Roger Rossi Big Band”; at supper clubs, country clubs, hotels, conventions, fundraisers, society balls, concerts, luncheons, picnics, weddings, anniversary parties, and fashion shows in South Florida and the Bahamas, including . . .
Boca Raton - The 5-star Boca Raton Hotel (nightly main dining room 3 yrs) · Boca Teeca Club ·
West Palm Beach - Oliver's · Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Groundbreaking Ceremonies · City of West Palm Beach’s “4th on Flagler” (July 4th Celebrations 3 years) ·
Palm Beach - Palm Beach Yacht Club (2 yrs) · Sailfish Club · Bath and Tennis Club · The Beach Club · Miami Herald's Silver Knight Awards, Poinciana Playhouse · Cystic Fibrosis’ “65 Roses Ball”, Breakers Hotel.
Manalapan - Grand Opening Ritz Carlton Hotel
Tampa -The Flame (Grand Opening 1986).
North Palm Beach - The Flame (9 yrs) · Le Bistro · Jack Nicklauses, City Club ·
Jupiter-Tequesta -Jack Nicklaus Banquet, Jupiter Hilton · Jupiter Hills · Peter's Club (5 yrs).
Royal Palm Beach – “Roger Rossi Big Band” in concert, w/ special guest Robin Leach · Roger Rossi was co-owner (7 yrs), manager and bandleader at The Royal Inn Resort.
Palm Beach Gardens - With The Fabulous Colletti Sisters, Devonshire · Macy’s Opening Robin Leach ·
Vero Beach - Mardi Gras Ball, Vero Beach Yacht Club · The Alzheimer’s Ball with “Class Action” · Alzheimer Fund Raiser, Grand Harbor Club (2006) · Club 50 monthly parties (4 yrs), John’s Island / Quail Valley Clubs · Vero Beach Museum of Art’s 20th Anniversary Ball · US Senior’s Golf Awards, John’s Island / Bent Pines 4 yrs
Miami - The Mahi Shriners Convention with “Class Action” at the Miccousukkee Casino, (3 years) · McDonald’s Latin American Conference at the Sonesta Beach Resort Hotel.
Fort Lauderdale – JVC Music Products Convention, Victor Corp. of Japan, at the Marriott Hotel.
Stuart - - Veteran’s Day Celebration with operatic soprano Susan Callahan at Blake Library 2004, 2005 · Broadway and Opera in concert with Susan Callahan and John Slivon at the Barn Theatre, Stuart ·
Hobe Sound - The Ashley Shoot-out with “Class Action” at Mariner Sands, Hobe Sound
Wellington - President of the Rotary Club 1988-89 · Chaired the “Big Band Benefit Bash” (11 bands in concert) for Rotary International's "Polio Plus" 1989· Rotarian of the Year 1990· Paul Harris Fellow 1992· Roger’s quartet opened and accompanied the legendary Ink Spots in a Rotary benefit concert, (1990).
Bahamas – Sal & Roger Rossi at Cat Cay Yacht Club’s Thanksgiving Holiday Week, Bahamas, (8 yrs) ·
