Alex Sipiagin | |
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Born | Yaroslavl, Russia | June 11, 1967
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, educator |
Instrument(s) | Trumpet, flugelhorn |
Years active | 1991–present |
Labels | Criss Cross, Sunnyside, ArtistShare, SkyDeck |
Website | alexsipiagin |
Alex Sipiagin (born June 11, 1967) is a Russian jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player.
Sipiagin was born on June 11, 1967. [1] He moved from Russia to the U.S. in 1990. [2] His first major job in the U.S. was with the Gil Evans Band. [3] He has played with Dave Holland, Mingus Big Band, Michael Brecker, and Mulgrew Miller. [4] He has recorded many albums as a leader, twelve of them for Criss Cross Jazz. [5] Sipiagin is a founding member of the band Opus 5 with Seamus Blake, David Kikoski, Boris Kozlov, and Donald Edwards. [6] His album NoFo Skies was his first for Blue Room Music, but was recorded by the same quintet as his preceding Moments Captured. [7] He is a faculty member at New York University Steinhardt. [8] [3]
With Opus 5
With George Gruntz
With Conrad Herwig
With Dave Holland
With Monday Michiru
With Mingus Big Band
With others
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