Frank Basile (5)

Saxophone, woodwind player, not to be confused with saxophonist Frank Basile (2). Played in the big bands of Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, Les and Larry Elgart, and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. On Broadway, Frank has performed in The Wiz, Cats, Grease, She Loves Me, Starlight Express, and West Side Story. He has also performed with The New Jersey Symphony, the New York Philharmonia Virtuosi, and the Westchester Symphony. Frank, a graduate of both Performing Arts High School and Julliard School of Music, served a tour of duty with the U.S. Army Band Concert Band, and was a soloist with the Jazz Ensemble. Frank was a student of George Coleman and Phil Woods. He was a soloist with Ray Charles as well as Henry Mancini. He can be heard on many recordings and commercials, including as lead alto/woodwinds on Marlene Ver Planck’s “Quiet Storm” CD and his own solo CD “On Firm Ground”.