What was Chuck Mangione’s net worth? Fortune explored as veteran flugelhorn player dies at 84

Chuck Mangione & Band Rehearse At Top Cat Studios - Source: Getty
Chuck Mangione rehearses with his band at Top Cat Studios in New York City, March 1986. (Image via Getty/Gary Gershoff)

Rochester jazz legend Chuck Mangione has died. He was 84.

The Democrat and Chronicle has reported that the famed musician died in his sleep. A statement from his family, dated July 24, reads:

“The family of Chuck Mangione is deeply saddened to share that Chuck peacefully passed away in his sleep at his home in Rochester, New York, on July 22, 2025."

As of this writing, further details such as the cause of death of the Rochester Music Hall of Fame inductee remain unclear. According to Celebrity Net Worth, he boasted a net worth of $10 million.


Chuck Mangione's life and legacy, explored

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Chuck Mangione was most known for his prowess in composing jazz ballads and being a virtuoso flugelhorn and trumpet player. He was born on November 29, 1940. At the age of eight, he began learning the instrument and playing alongside his pianist brother, Gap. He was reportedly studying at Franklin High School at the time.

He graduated in 1958, after which he enrolled at the Eastman School of Music. He eventually earned a bachelor’s degree in music education before he began teaching and serving as the director of the Eastman Jazz Ensemble.

By the 1960s, he carved his own path as a musician, and it didn't take long for fame to catch on. By 1965, he began playing the trumpet for the Woody Herman and Maynard Ferguson bands, and that same year, he began playing for Art Blakey.

He eventually started his own small band, which further cemented his fame. In the years since, he earned 14 Grammy nominations, two of which he won. His album, Feels So Good, is one of the most successful jazz records ever made, as reported by the Rochester Hall of Fame. It also peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 2 on the Billboard albums chart in 1978.

His song “Give It All You Got” propelled him to new heights in his career in 1980 when it was played at the closing ceremony of that year's Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, WHEC has reported. In the entirety of his career, Chuck Mangione reportedly produced about 30 albums.

Following a long hiatus from music and the public eye, he made a comeback in the late 90s, having recorded for Chesky Records. He also started lending his voice to the Fox animated show King of the Hill, which was created by Mike Judge.


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Edited by Anshika Jain