Frank Rosaly

Frank Rosaly (born May 30, 1974) is a Puerto Rican American drummer, composer, and sound designer associated with a transparent compositional approach to drumming across various styles of music including jazz, improvisation, rock and experimental music.

Rosaly also composes for film.

Frank Rosaly (Francisco Javier Rosaly Amoros) was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1974.

His mother Carmen (née Amoros) was a secretary, his father Francisco was an accountant.

He has one sister Frances who is a teacher.

Frank graduated from Thunderbird High School in Phoenix, Arizona in 1992.

He subsequently attended Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona, where he earned a bachelor's degree in percussion performance.

Rosaly studied with Billy Higgins from 1998 to 1999.

Starting out in the Flagstaff and Phoenix, Arizona, music scenes, Rosaly relocated to Los Angeles for a time before returning to NAU from 1999 to 2000.

It was in this time that Rosaly performed extensively with composer/bassist Joel DiBartolo in Raging Jazz Project which also included future Big Gigantic founder Dominic Lalli.

Rosaly relocated to Chicago in 2001 where he was awarded Best Jazz Musician by the Chicago Reader in 2013.

In addition to performing and recording within the local scene and groups, Rosaly also produces the solo project Milkwork: A Study in Integration of Electronically Manipulated Percussion Instruments.

He also operates his own independent record label called Molk Records.

In 2016, Rosaly relocated to Amsterdam and continues to work with artists and groups in Chicago, New York and other parts of Europe with such groups as OBOL LE and All Ellington.

Frank Rosaly:

Raging Jazz Project

Shortbus

Design Flaw

Thread Quintet

Tim Daisy & Frank Rosaly:

Keefe Jackson & Frank Rosaly:

Dave Rempis/Frank Rosaly

Christoph Erb, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Jason Roebke & Frank Rosaly:

Jeb Bishop, Jaap Blonk, Lou Mallozzi & Frank Rosaly:

Aram Shelton, Fred Lonberg-Holm & Frank Rosaly:

Aram Shelton & Frank Rosaly:

Thurston Moore & Frank Rosaly:

Aaron Bennet, Darren Johnston, Lisa Mezzacappa & Frank Rosaly:

Shane Parish & Frank Rosaly:

Fred Jackson, Stéphane Payen, Edward Perrud & Frank Rosaly:

Christoph Erb, Jim Baker & Frank Rosaly:

Dave Rempis, Jasper Stadhouders & Frank Rosaly:

Tres Hongos:

The Luzern-Chicago Connection

The Young Mothers

All Ellington