Frank began his musical career began in Chicago, Illinois where at age 17 he took first place in a national music contest. He performed his winning solo with Mark Weber and the Chicago Pops Orchestra playing before several thousand people in Soldiers Field.

Frank spent the next few years traveling all over the U.S.A. with his quartet playing the top hotels and clubs including Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe and Palm Springs, finally settling in Los Angeles.

He later worked with the Les Brown Band and Bob Hope, working on Mr. Hope's television shows and traveling with him around the world entertaining the servicemen.

He also did six Love Boat cruises with the Les Brown Band as a featured soloist.

As mentioned above, in recent years Frank has done a great deal of studio session work on the West Coast including movie sound tracks, television, records and jingles. He was nominated eight years in a row as Most Valuable Player by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (N.A.R.A.S.).  He has recorded with Madonna, composed music for the "Charlie's Angels" remake in 2000 and continues to perform with a whole host of many popular recording artists.

AWARDS
Winner, N.A.R.A.S. Most Valuable Player Award - 1985 and 1986.

JAZZ ALBUMS
Frank Marocco Group "Made in Germany"
"Freedom Flight" - SAB-CD 010
"Turn Out The Stars" - A.M.F.M. -04
"Like Frank Marocco" - Verve, M.G. 2135 (No longer available)
"Brazilian Waltz" - Discovery, D.S.C.D. 949
"Ballad for Anne" - Discovery, D.S.C.D. 950
Frank Marocco Trio - "L.A. 84" -Neofonic 108
Frank Marocco - "Blue Notes" - A.M.F.M.-01
Frank Marocco - "On The Road" - Intermusik-Germany (No longer available)
Frank Marocco - "Evergreens" - Solo Acoustic Accordion A.M.F.M. -02
"A Nite in Marocco" A.M.F.M. -03

OTHER JAZZ ALBUMS, SOLOIST
John Tirabasso, "Jazz All Stars" - Dobre, D.R. 1022
Les Brown, "How Brown Sounds Now" - B.A.S.F., G22840
"Art Van Damme and Friends" - Neofonic, N.L.P. 107
Stix Hooper Jazz crusaders, "World Within" - M.C.A.

CLASSICAL CREDITS

• Recorded Paul Hindemith's "Kammermusik #I" with Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra - Gerard Schwarz conducting -Nonesuch Record #79077
• American Ballet Company-Mikhail Baryshnikov - "the Informer" ballet
• Orange County Pacific Symphony Orchestra - Pavarotti Concert
• L.A. Chamber Orchestra Concert - Gerard Schwarz, Conductor
• L.A. Philharmonic Orchestra - Maxim Shostakovitch, conductor
• San Diego Symphonic Orchestra - Maxim Shostakovitch, Conductor
• Hollywood Bowl Orchestra - Johnny Green, John Mauceri Conductors

Roger Wagner Chorale Concerts