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Scorch Trio Boxhead Ensemble Mandarin Movie The Rempis Percussion Quartet Fred Lonberg-Holm Trio Keefe Jackson's Fast Citizens Pandelis Karayorgis Quintet Tres Hongos Boris Hauf Sextet Ingebrigt Håker Flaten Chicago Sextet Joshua Abrams Quartet The Luzern-Chicago Connection Paul Hartsaw Tentet Fred Lonberg-Holm's Fast Citizens Aram Shelton's Fast Citizens The Young Mothers Joshua Abrams Natural Information Society Jason Adasiewicz's Rolldown Design Flaw Nick Mazzarella Trio Thread Quintet Bradford / Gjerstad Quartet Steve Dawson's Funeral Bonsai Wedding Nicole Mitchell's Ice Crystal Chicago Luzern Exchange Josh Berman Trio The Flatlands Collective Josh Berman & His Gang Paul Hartsaw Quartet Tim Stine Trio Who Cares How Long You Sink All Ellington Darren Johnston's Gone To Chicago Jeb Bishop Flex Quartet Frank Rosaly's ¡Todos de Pie! Rempis / Rosaly Duo Jaap Blonk's Retirement Overdue The Outskirts The Paper Ensemble Meral Polat Trio

ex Dave McDonnell Group, Jason Stein Quartet, Northern Arizona University Jazz Ensemble, Hearts & Minds

Born May 30, 1974. Frank Rosaly is an American drummer, composer and sound designer living in Amsterdam. He contributes much of his time to performing and composing as well as organizing musical events, while also touring regularly internationally.

After 15 years of musical exploration and development with over 50 musical projects in Chicago from 2001-2016, Frank moved to Amsterdam to further develop his musical approach in a new environment including the worlds of music theater, intermediality, sound installation and electronic music synthesis. although he still plays frequently within the context of experimental and improvised music. Additionally, Frank has been featured on over 150 recordings.

ALBUMS


Giuseppe Doronzo, Andy Moor (2), Frank Rosaly
Futuro Ancestrale
2024, 4xFile, FLAC, Clean Feed, ,
Avant-garde Jazz
Giuseppe Doronzo, Andy Moor (2), Frank Rosaly
Futuro Ancestrale
2024, CD, Album, Clean Feed, ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Free Jazz
Keefe Jackson, Raoul Van Der Weide, Frank Rosaly
Live At de Tanker
2024, CD, Album, Ltd, Kettle Hole Records, ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Free Improvisation
Klein* / Rosaly* / Warelis*
Tendresse
2024
Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti & Frank Rosaly
Mestizx
2024
Frank Rosaly
Beatings
2023, Cass, Album, Ltd, Haha (3)
Frank Rosaly, Marta Warelis, Aaron Lumley, John Dikeman
Sunday At De Ruimte
2021, CD, Album, Tractata Records, Doek Raw
Tim Daisy & Frank Rosaly
Northern Duets
2019, File, WAV, Album, Catalytic Sound
Dave Rempis, Jasper Stadhouders, Frank Rosaly
ICOCI
2018, CD, Aerophonic Records
Christoph Erb, Jim Baker, Frank Rosaly
... Don't Buy Him A Parrot ...
2017, CD, Album, hatOLOGY
The Rempis Percussion Quartet : Rempis* - Håker Flaten* - Daisy* - Rosaly*
Cochonnerie
2017, CD, Album, Aerophonic Records, ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Fred Jackson (5), Stéphane Payen, Edward Perraud, Frank Rosaly
Twins
2017, CD, Album, The Bridge Sessions, ,
Avant-garde Jazz
Rosaly*, Erb*, Baker*
Parrots Paradise
2017, CD, Album, Veto Records (3)
Matt Piet, Raoul Van Der Weide, Frank Rosaly
Out Of Step
2017, 2xFile, FLAC, Album, Not On Label
Frank Rosaly
Neolithic Extraction - The Malo Remixes
2016, CD, Album, Ltd, Utech Records, ,
Experimental
Thurston Moore / Frank Rosaly
Marshmallow Moon Decorum
2016, CD, Corbett vs. Dempsey, ,
Experimental/Free Improvisation
Bennet* - Johnston* - Mezzacappa* - Rosaly*
Shipwreck 4
2016, CD, Album, NoBusiness Records, ,
Free Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Shane Parish & Frank Rosaly
Labrys
2016, Cass, Ltd, Num, C50, Cabin Floor Esoterica, ,
Free Improvisation/Experimental
Aram Shelton, Frank Rosaly
Sticks And Reed
2015, 2xFile, MP3, 320, Not On Label
Shelton* · Lonberg-Holm* · Rosaly*
Resounder
2015, CD, Album, Singlespeed Music
Frank Rosaly
Malo
2015
Frank Rosaly
Cicada Music
2013, CD, Album, Delmark Records
Frank Rosaly
Viscous
2013
Frank Rosaly
Centering And Displacement
2012, LP + CD + Ltd, Utech Records
Jeb Bishop, Jaap Blonk, Lou Mallozzi & Frank Rosaly
At The Hideout
2012, CD, Album, Kontrans
Erb* / Lonberg-Holm* / Roebke* / Rosaly*
Sack
2011, CD, Album, Ltd, Veto Records (3), ,
Free Improvisation
Steve Dawson (6) With Jason Adasiewicz, Frank Rosaly, Jason Roebke, Diane Christiansen
Live At Simon's
2011, 10xFile, MP3, 320, Not On Label
Keefe Jackson And Frank Rosaly
Duo
2009, 7", Ltd, Whi, Molk Records
Frank Rosaly
Milkwork
2009, LP, Album, Ltd, Whi, Molk Records, Contraphonic
Keefe Jackson And Frank Rosaly
Duo
2009, 7", TP, Molk Records
Frank Rosaly
Puerto Rico
2008, CDr, Album, Molk Records
Tim Daisy / Frank Rosaly
Boombox Babylon
2006, CDr, Album, Num, Utech Records, ,
Avant-garde Jazz
Frank Rosaly
Solo
2006, CDr, Album, Ltd, Molk Records
Frank Rosaly
One And Two
2005
Frank Rosaly
Live At Experimental Sound Studio 05/30/10
CDr, Album, Not On Label, ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Free Jazz
Frank Rosaly's ¡Todos de Pie!
Frank Rosaly's ¡Todos de Pie!
2019, CD, Album, Kontrans
The Young Mothers
Better If You Let It
2025, LP, Album, Sonic Transmissions Records
The Rempis Percussion Quartet
Harvesters
2023, 2xCD, Aerophonic Records, ,
Free Improvisation/Fusion
Meral Polat Trio
Ez Kî Me
2022
The Rempis Percussion Quartet
Sud Des Alpes
2021, CD, Album, Aerophonic Records, ,
Free Improvisation/Free Jazz
Rempis / Rosaly Duo
Codes / Myths
2020, 2xCD, Album, Aerophonic Records
Tim Stine Trio
Fresh Demons
2020, Cassette, ,
Avant-garde Jazz
Nick Mazzarella Trio
Counterbalance
2019, LP, Astral Spirits, Monofonus Press, Spacetone, ,
Free Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Jeb Bishop Flex Quartet
Re-Collect
2019, CD, Not Two Records,
All Ellington
All Ellington
2018, CD, Album, De Platenbakkerij, ,
Contemporary Jazz
The Young Mothers
Morose
2018
Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society*
Simultonality
2017
Hearts & Minds
Hearts & Minds
2016
Tim Stine Trio
Tim Stine Trio
2016, Cassette, ,
Avant-garde Jazz
The Rempis Percussion Quartet
Cash and Carry
2015, CD, Album, Aerophonic Records
Dave McDonnell Group
The Time Inside a Year
2015, CD, Album, Delmark Records
Josh Berman Trio
A Dance And A Hop
2015, ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Post Bop/Modal
Nick Mazzarella Trio
Ultraviolet
2015, ,
Avant-garde Jazz
Bradford / Gjerstad Quartet
Silver Cornet
2014, CD, Album, Nessa Records
Dave McDonnell Group
The Dragon And The Griffin
2014, CD, Album, New Atlantis Records
Pandelis Karayorgis Quintet
Afterimage
2014, CD, Album, Driff Records, ,
Contemporary Jazz
The Young Mothers
A Mothers Work Is Never Done
2014
Joshua Abrams Quartet
Unknown Known
2013, CD, Album, Rogueart
The Rempis Percussion Quartet
Phalanx
2013, 2xCD, Album, Aerophonic Records
Pandelis Karayorgis Quintet
Circuitous
2013, CD, Album, Driff Records, ,
Free Jazz
Tres Hongos
Where My Dreams Go To Die
2012, CDr, Album, Molk Records
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten Chicago Sextet
Live At Jazzfest Saalfelden
2012, LP, Album, Ltd, Num, Tektite Records Co.Operative, ,
Free Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
The Luzern-Chicago Connection
Live At Jazzfestival Willisau
2012, CD, Album, Veto Records (3), ,
Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Josh Berman & His Gang
There Now
2012, CD, Album, Delmark Records, ,
Free Jazz/Post Bop
The Rempis Percussion Quartet
Montreal Parade
2011, CD, Album, 482 Music
Boris Hauf Sextet
Next Delusion
2011, CD, Album, Clean Feed
Jason Stein Quartet
The Story This Time
2011, CD, Album, Delmark Records, ,
Free Jazz/Post Bop
Nick Mazzarella Trio
Aviary
2010, CD, Album, Thought To Sound Records, ,
Free Jazz
Scorch Trio
Melaza
2010
The Rempis Percussion Quartet
The Disappointment Of Parsley
2009, CD, Album, Not Two Records
The Flatlands Collective
Maatjes
2008, CD, Album, Clean Feed, ,
Free Jazz/Experimental/Ambient
The Rempis Percussion Quartet
Hunter-Gatherers
2007, 2xCD, Album, 482 Music, ,
Free Jazz
Fred Lonberg-Holm Trio
Terminal Valentine
2007, CD, Album, Atavistic, ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Free Jazz
Who Cares How Long You Sink
Folk Forms Evaporate Big Sky
2007, CD, Album, Sundmagi
Boxhead Ensemble
Nocturnes
2006, CD, Album, Atavistic
The Rempis Percussion Quartet
Rip Tear Crunch
2006, CD, Album, 482 Music, ,
Free Jazz
The Rempis Percussion Quartet
Circular Logic
2005, CDr, Album, Ltd, Num, Utech Records
Fred Lonberg-Holm Trio
Other Valentines
2005, CD, Atavistic, ,
Free Jazz
Chicago Luzern Exchange
Several Lights
2005, CD, Album, Delmark Records
Paul Hartsaw Quartet
Trinkets
2005, CD, Album, Metastablesound,
Mandarin Movie
Mandarin Movie
2005
Paul Hartsaw Tentet
Chicago 2004
2004, 2xCD, Metastablesound
Thread Quintet
Long Lines
2003, CD, Album, Future Reference Recordings, ,
Free Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Design Flaw
Ends Meet
2003, CD, Album, Future Reference Recordings, ,
Free Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Northern Arizona University Jazz Ensemble
The Year Of The Cow
1993, CD, Walrus Records (6)

APPEARANCES +


Peggy Lee (2) & Cole Schmidt
Forever Stories of: Moving Parties
2024, CD, Album, Earshift Music
Ruth Goller
Skyllumina
2024, ,
Free Improvisation/Experimental
SILVERBONES
SILVERBONES
2022
Marc Riordan
Life Systems
2021, LP, Album, Sophomore Lounge, ,
Experimental/New Age/Avantgarde/Modern Classical
The Rempis/Rosaly Duo*
The Strobe Sessions
2021, 5xFile, WAV, Album, Catalytic Artist Album
Ryley Walker + Kikagaku Moyo
Deep Fried Grandeur
2021
Raphael Vanoli
Venus By Day
2020, 2xFile, FLAC, Album, Snow In Water Records, ,
Ambient
Jaap Blonk's Retirement Overdue
New Start
2020, CD, Album, Kontrans, ,
Experimental
Joshua Abrams
Music For Life Itself & The Interrupters
2020, 43xFile, MP3, 320, Eremite Records
Rempis Percussion Quartet*
The Long Haul
2020, 2xFile, WAV, Album, Aerophonic Records
The Outskirts
You Deserve To Dance
2020, 4xFile, WAV, Album, Aerophonic Records
Tres Hongos
Live At Elastic
2019, 3xFile, FLAC, Album, Not On Label
Health & Beauty
Shame Engine / Blood Pleasure
2019
Dan Geesin
Retrospekt
2018, LP, pin, Atik
Health & Beauty
No Scare
2016
Ryley Walker
Golden Sings That Have Been Sung
2016, ,
Indie Rock/Folk Rock
Never Enough Hope
The Gravity Of Our Commitment
2015, 2xLP, Album, Num, Milk Factory Productions
Next Delusion*
Next Delusion
2015, LP, Album, Shameless Records (4)
The Tim Stine Trio*
Bios 1
2015, File, FLAC, Album, Not On Label (Tim Stine Trio Self-released)
Peter A. Schmid
Chicago Conversations
2015, CD, Album, Creative Works Records
Natural Information Society* & Bitchin Bajas
Automaginary
2015, Vinyl, ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Post Rock/Folk
Ryley Walker
Primrose Green
2015, Vinyl RTI pressing, ,
Folk Rock
Bobby Bradford / Frode Gjerstad Quartet*
The Delaware River
2015
Jason Roebke
Combination
2014, 9xFile, MP3, Album, Not On Label
Jorrit Dijkstra's Pillow Circles
Pillow Circles: Live Bimhuis Amsterdam
2014, 8xFile, FLAC, Driff Records
Joshua Abrams
Represencing
2014
John Dikeman
The Double Trio
2014, ,
Free Jazz
Steve Dawson's Funeral Bonsai Wedding
Funeral Bonsai Wedding
2014
Devin Hoff
The Lost Songs Of Lemuria
2013, 4xFile, FLAC, Album, Not On Label (Devin Hoff Self-released), ,
Free Improvisation/Avant-garde Jazz/Folk/Post-Punk/Soundtrack
Nicole Mitchell's Ice Crystal
Aquarius
2013, CD, Album, Delmark Records, ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Iñigo Ugarteburu
For The Unknown
2013, ,
Abstract/Experimental/Field Recording/Future Jazz/Modern Classical
David Daniell, Douglas McCombs
Versions
2012, 2xLP, Album, Thrill Jockey
Matthew Hale Clark / Ken Camden
Three:four Split Series Volume 4
2012, 10", Ltd, Num, Three:four Records
Fred Lonberg-Holm's Fast Citizens
Gather
2012, CD, Album, Delmark Records, Delmark Records, ,
Free Jazz
Matthew Hale Clark
SLC Suite
2012, File, FLAC, Not On Label (Matthew Hale Clark Self-released)
Scorch Trio With Mars Williams
Made In Norway
2011, 2xLP, Album, Ltd, Num, Whi, Rune Grammofon
Darren Johnston's Gone To Chicago
The Big Lift
2011, CD, Album, Dig, Porto Franco Records
Joan Of Arc
Lightbox
2011, 2xFile, MP3, Joyful Noise Recordings, ,
Experimental/Indie Rock
The Nick Mazzarella Trio*
This Is Only A Test: Live At The Hungry Brain
2011, CD, Album, Sonichla Records, ,
Free Jazz
Marketa Irglova
Anar
2011, ,
Folk/Indie Rock
Joan Of Arc
Oh Brother
2011, ,
Experimental/Indie Rock
Jorrit Dijkstra
Pillow Circles
2010, CD, Album, Clean Feed, ,
Free Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Experimental
Karl E. H. Seigfried
Portrait Of Jack Johnson
2010, CD, Imaginary Chicago Records, ,
Bop/Hard Bop/Contemporary Jazz/Swing
Steve Dawson
I Will Miss The Trumpets And The Drums
2010
Joshua Abrams
Natural Information
2010, ,
Avant-garde Jazz
Rempis / Rosaly*
Cyrillic
2009, CD, 482 Music, ,
Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Paul Giallorenzo
Get In To Go Out
2009, CD, Album, 482 Music
Fred Lonberg-Holm's Lightbox Orchestra*
At The Hideout
2009, File, MP3, 192, Kuro Neko Music, ,
Abstract/Free Improvisation/Experimental
Fred Lonberg-Holm's Lightbox Orchestra*
At Elastic Arts
2009, File, MP3, 192, Kuro Neko Music, ,
Abstract/Noise/Experimental/Musique Concrète
Aram Shelton's Fast Citizens
Two Cities
2009, CD, Album, Delmark Records, Delmark Records
Jeb Bishop Trio
2009
2009, CD, Album, Better Animal Recordings
Jason Adasiewicz's Rolldown
Varmint
2009, ,
Free Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz
Wrekmeister Harmonies
Recordings Made In Public Spaces Volume One
2009, CD, DVD, ,
Avantgarde/Field Recording/Math Rock/Drone/Post Rock
David Daniell & Douglas McCombs
Sycamore
2009
Never Enough Hope
The Gift Economy
2008, CD, Album, Contraphonic, ,
Jazz-Rock/Post Rock
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten Quintet
The Year Of The Boar
2008, CD, Album, Jazzland Recordings
Musket
Free Coffee at the Banks/Push My Heavy
2008, LP, Album, Pionic Records, ,
Free Jazz
Jason Adasiewicz
Rolldown
2008
Keefe Jackson's Project Project
Just Like This
2007, CD, Delmark Records
Princess, Princess
Kentucky Princess
2007, LP, Album, Pionic Records
Matana Roberts
The Chicago Project
2007, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Keefe Jackson's Fast Citizens
Ready Everyday
2006, CD, Album, Delmark Records, ,
Free Jazz/Bop
Subliminal 3
Decidedly Against Going
2005, 20xFile, MP3, Album, Beta:Sound
Subliminal 3
Nervous Center
2005, 5xFile, MP3, Album, Beta:Sound
Horsesandcorpses
Detritus
2005, 3xFile, MP3, Album, Beta:Sound
Various
One Bright Sunny Morning
2005, CD, Comp, Iseler Communication Recordings, Flameshovel, ,
Indie Rock/Art Rock
Steve Dawson
Sweet Is The Anchor
2005, ,
Folk
Various
Document Chicago: New Jazz And Improvisation
2003, CD, Album, 482 Music, ,
Free Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz/Free Improvisation/Experimental
Katie Haverly
The City
2003, CD, Album, Not On Label (Katie Haverly Self-released)
Northern Arizona University Jazz Ensemble One*
Sphinx
2001, CD, Album, Sea Breeze Vista
Shortbus
The Full Hookup
1999, CD, DBR, Inc.
RJP*
Live Somewhere We Used To Know
1999, CDr, Album, Not On Label, ,
Hard Bop
NAU Jazz Ensemble*
Vintage Year
1996, CD, Album, Sea Breeze Vista
Northern Arizona University Jazz Ensemble, Pete Vivona*
Herding Cats
1994, CD, Album, Sea Breeze Vista, ,
Big Band
Gilles Peterson
Gilles Peterson Presents International Anthem
2025, 2xLP, RSD, Comp, Ltd, Fro, International Anthem Recording Company
Various
Songlines: Top Of The World 199
2024, CD, Album, Songlines
Various
Building A Better Reality: A Benefit Compilation
2020, 106xFile, WAV, Album, Comp, JMY
David Cordero
Remixes 2012​-​2015
2016
Various
Below The Radar 10
2012, 14xFile, MP3, Comp, 320, Wire Magazine, ,
Minimal/Abstract/Free Improvisation/Experimental
Various
Harold 2007
2007, CD, Sundmagi