Dave Rivello is an American-born composer, arranger, conductor and bandleader working primarily in Jazz, Contemporary Media, and Modern Classical idioms. He apprenticed with Rayburn Wright, Bob Brookmeyer, Manny Albam, Bill Holman, and Sam D’Angelo.
He leads a 12- piece ensemble (The Dave Rivello Ensemble) that is his main orchestral voice. He is also the author of the book, Bob Brookmeyer in Conversation with Dave Rivello (ArtistShare).His debut recording, Facing The Mirror, received strong praise from reviewers in the United States, Italy and Ireland. The Village Voice Jazz Critics Poll chose Facing The Mirror as the Debut Release of that year.
Dave Rivello
He co-produced the Gil Evans Project live recording, Lines of Color – with leader Ryan Truesdell, which was nominated for a Grammy. He also recently co-produced Jennifer Bellor’s recording, Reflections at Dusk, on Innova Recordings.
He has served as composer-in-residence at a number of schools, writing for their ensembles, giving clinics as well as private lessons. His residencies have been sponsored by Meet The Composer, Harvard Project Zero, and The New York Council of the Arts. He has written for and been commissioned by: The Smithsonian Institute, The United States Air Forces in Europe Band, The University of North Carolina-Wilmington, The Youngstown Symphony Orchestra, The Penfield Symphony Orchestra, The Eastman Wind Ensemble, Bobby McFerrin, David Taylor, Phil Woods, Randy Brecker, Regina Carter, the Airmen of Note, The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and many others. His music has been widely performed throughout the U.S. as well as in Germany and Spain. He is also on the faculty at the world-renowned Eastman School of Music.
Read a review of the Dave Rivello Ensemble’s CD, Facing The Mirror, here.
Bob Brookmeyer and Dave Rivello
Dave is proud to be sponsored by Modern Fuel pencils and pens.
Selected Bibliography & Discography
Orchestra
Three Psalms for Cornet and Orchestra
Studio Orchestra
…and Light
Full Circle
Remembering the Beginning
Still Like Before
Yesterday’s Window
Rounding the Mark
Wind Ensemble
While the Moon Looks Down
Epitaph
Parallel Planes
Drawing Nearer the Edge
Spoken Images
Prelude and Dedication
Jazz Ensemble
What Next
Blueprint
Re-Imagining the World
A Series of Short Prayers
The Suspension of Disbelief
Only for Now
I Wasn’t Asking
Elegy
Chamber Jazz Ensemble
Threads
Light Up the Sky
The Girl With the Sad Eyes
Invisible Bodes
The Edge of a Dream
Dancing in Circles
Drama I, II, III
Beyond the Fall
Facing the Mirror
Sometime
Still Life
The Thin Black Line
Intuition
Another Fall
Breath
Light Up the Sky
Invisible Boxes
And So it Begins
Chorale
In the Shadow of the Wall
Stealing Space
Patiently Waiting
(Of times) and Time Past
The Path of Innocence
One By One By One
Then/Now