Ralph Alessi
American jazz trumpeter and composer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Background information | |
Birth name | Ralph Peter Alessi |
Born | (1963-03-05) March 5, 1963 (age 61) San Francisco, California |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Jazz musician, composer |
Instrument | Trumpet |
Labels | ECM, RKM |
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.