Chuck Mangione, the legendary Rochester jazz musician who created hits including “Feels So Good”, has died, his attorney confirmed.
Mangione, 84, died in his sleep on Tuesday in his Rochester home. The flugelhorn and trumpet player was inducted into the Rochester Music Hall of Fame in 2012.
Mangione earned 14 Grammy nominations, winning two, over his career. His album “Feels So Good” became one of the most successful jazz records ever produced, according to the Rochester Music Hall of Fame. In 1980, Mangione got international attention when he performed the song “Give It All You Got” at the closing ceremonies of the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid.
Mangione graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School, going onto get his bachelor’s degree from the Eastman School of Music. Later, he taught jazz at Eastman and got his honorary doctorate degree.
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