1. Roseanna Elizabeth Vitro was born on February 28,1951 and is a jazz singer and teacher from Arkansas.
11 Facts About Roseanna Vitro
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Roseanna Vitro loved Dean Martin's music and opera, and her mother's family sang gospel.
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Ray Sullenger discovered Roseanna Vitro and presented her to the Houston jazz community where she sang frequently with Arnett Cobb.
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Roseanna Vitro worked for two years at the Green Room in Houston with her group Roseanna with Strings and Things and hosted a radio show on KUHF-FM.
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Roseanna Vitro sang with Lionel Hampton and toured with him.
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Roseanna Vitro appeared at The Blue Note, Iridium, Birdland, and Dizzy's Jazz Club at Lincoln Center.
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Roseanna Vitro appeared with Steve Allen at The Town Hall at The Apollo Theater and recorded an album of Allen's songs.
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Roseanna Vitro has worked with Kenny Barron, Christian McBride, Elvin Jones, Gary Bartz, Kevin Mahogany, and David "Fathead" Newman, all of whom have appeared on her recordings.
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Roseanna Vitro was a guest on Marian McPartland's radio program Piano Jazz.
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Roseanna Vitro taught vocal jazz at the State University of New York at Purchase and retired in 2017 as Vocal Jazz Chair at New Jersey City University and New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
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Roseanna Vitro has studied classical voice, ear-training, classical Indian vocal technique, Portuguese, piano, and jazz technique and concept.