Alexander Anatolyevich Sipyagin (known as Aleks Sipyagin ; born 1967) is an American jazz trumpeter of Russian origin. The second (after Valery Ponomarev ) [1] and one of the few [2] Russian jazz players who achieved recognition in the United States.
| Alex Sipyagin | |
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| Birth name | Alexander Anatolyevich Sipyagin |
| Date of Birth | June 11, 1967 (52 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Yaroslavl |
| A country |  the USSR  USA |
| Professions | trumpeter |
| Years of activity | - present time |
| Instruments | |
| Genres | jazz |
| Labels | Criss cross |
| alexsipiagin.com | |
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Biography
Alexander Sipyagin was born on June 11, 1967 in Yaroslavl . I took the first lessons of playing the trumpet from the famous teacher M. I. Tsamaev. From the age of twelve he played in a children's orchestra. In 1982 he graduated from the Yaroslavl College of Music named after L.V. Sobinov . In Moscow, he studied at the Moscow Institute of Music , and after serving in the army at the Gnesins State Music and Pedagogical Institute .
He played in such well-known bands as the Igor Bril Ensemble (1988), the Leonid Utesov Orchestra (1989-1990), The Melody conducted by Boris Frumkin and The Green Wave by Alexander Oseychuk (1991). In 1990, became the laureate of the 1st All-Russian competition of young jazz performers, which was held in Rostov-on-Don .
In the same year, with a student jazz band, he took part in the jazz festival in Corpus Christi in Texas and was invited to the Louis Armstrong International Festival in Washington , where he took fourth place. In 1991, Sipyagin moved to New York. At first he worked with a group of Jill Evans . In 1993 he became a member of the Gil Goldstein Zebra Coast Orchestra, and in 1994 became a member of the jazz band George Gruntz . In addition, he collaborated with Bob Moses ' Mozamba. In 1995, he became a member of the Mingus Big Band , and later Mingus Dynasty and Mingus Orchestra. In 2000 he became a member of Dave Holland's big band . In 2003, recorded with Michael Brecker . Collaborated with Eric Clapton , Dr. John , Aaron Neville and Elvis Costello , Michael Franks and David Sanborn . Many of the entries in which he participated won a Grammy .
Married to an American singer of Japanese descent Mondei Michiru , son of Nikita.
Discography
- Live At Birds Eye (1994) with David Gilmore , Boris Kozlov, Gene Jackson
- Images (1998) with Chris Potter , David Binney , Josh Rosement, Gil Goldstein , Adam Rogers , Scott Collie , Jeff Hirschfield , Kenny Walsen
- Steppin 'Zome (2000) with Chris Potter, David Kikoski , Scott Collie, Jeff "Thane" Wats
- Hindsight (2002) with Chris Potter, Adam Rogers, Boris Kozlov, Jane Jackson
- Mirrors with Shamus Blake , Adam Rogers, David Kikoshki, Boris Kozlov, Jonathan Blake, Donnie McCaslin , Josh Roseman
- Equlibrium (2003) with Chris Potter, David Binney , David Kikoshki, Scott Collie, Jane Jackson
- Returning (2004) with Shamus Blake, Adam Rogers, Scott Collie, Antonio Sanchez
- Prints (2006) with Scott Collie, David Kikoshki, Monday Michiru, Antonio Sanchez
- Mirages (2009) with Seamus Blake, Mulgreu Miller , Boris Kozlov, Jonathan Blake
Notes
- ↑ Favorites 09/29/08/10 Archival copy of October 5, 2006 on Wayback Machine // Vedomosti
- ↑ Sipyagin Alexander Anatolyevich Archival copy of August 28, 2014 on the Wayback Machine (unavailable link from 06/14/2016 [1183 days]) // Fejertag B. B. Jazz. XX century: Encyclopedic reference. - SPb. : Scythia, 2001 .-- 561 p.
Sources
- Alex Sipyagin and his trio at Le Club . Nestor Publishing House
- World jazz stars in Yaroslavl . Yaroslavl State Philharmonic