Richie Vitale (born September 23, 1954; Rochester, New York) is an American jazz trumpeter, arranger, and composer.
He has led his quartet/quintet on tours of Europe, Japan, Korea, the Middle East, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
Vitale has taught Clinics and Master Classes at the Eastman School of Music, instructed the Jazz Ensemble at Long Island University and was Brass Instructor at Manhattan School of Music and Long Island University and is recently retired as jazz professor teaching trumpet and ensemble at New Jersey City University.
Vitale was a trumpet soloist with Frank Sinatra[2] for five years and has also performed with Tony Bennett, Buddy Rich, James Taylor and Sting.
Worked with Frank Wess, Jack Bruce and the Chris Byars Octet.