American jazz trumpeter and composer
Ralph Alessi |
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Birth name | Ralph Peter Alessi |
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Born | (1963-03-05) March 5, 1963 (age 61) San Francisco, California |
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Genres | Jazz |
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Occupation(s) | Jazz musician, composer |
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Instrument | Trumpet |
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Labels | ECM, RKM |
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Musical artist
Ralph Alessi (born March 5, 1963) is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and ECM recording artist.[1][2] Alessi is known as a virtuosic performer[3] whose critically-acclaimed projects include his Baida Quartet, with Jason Moran, Drew Gress, and Nasheet Waits,[4][5] and This Against That, his quintet with Andy Milne, Gress, Mark Ferber, and Ravi Coltrane.[6][7][8] Alessi has also recorded and performed with artists including Steve Coleman, Uri Caine, Fred Hersch, and Don Byron.[9][10]
Alessi is known for his work as an educator,[11] and in 2001 he founded the School for Improvisational Music in Brooklyn, New York.[1] He has taught at the Eastman School of Music, NYU, NEC,[12] the University of Nevada, Reno,[13] Siena Jazz University,[14] and University of the Arts Bern.
- ^ a b Chinen, Nate (8 March 2007). "Ralph Alessi's This Against That: In Spartan Space, Jazz in a Communal Mode". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Ralph Alessi". All About Jazz. 5 March 1963. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Fordham, John (29 July 2010). "Jim Hart/Ralph Alessi". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Chinen, Nate (15 August 2010). "Ralph Alessi in a Quartet at the Jazz Standard". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Fitzell, Sean (February 2014). "Baida: Ralph Alessi (ECM)" (PDF). The New York City Jazz Record. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Shanley, Mike (25 April 2019). "Ralph Alessi: Imaginary Friends (ECM)". JazzTimes. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Ouellette, Dan (29 April 2019). "Ralph Alessi Reconvenes Ensemble for 'Imaginary Friends'". DownBeat.
- ^ Fitzell, Sean Patrick (10 April 2007). "Ralph Alessi & This Against That: Look". All About Jazz. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Layman, Will (13 May 2016). "Ralph Alessi: A Trumpet King for 2016". PopMatters.
- ^ Collar, Matt. "Ralph Alessi | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ Chinen, Nate (19 June 2019). "The Gig: Brass Class". JazzTimes. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Ralph Alessi, Brian Levy join NEC jazz faculty". New England Conservatory. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Joseph and Ralph Alessi with the UNR Trombone Choir". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Laskey, Kevin (February 2020). "A Provocative Blend: Ralph Alessi Speaks". Jazz Speaks. The Jazz Gallery. Retrieved 26 August 2021.