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 | ALEX SIPIAGIN QUINTET IN MIAMI OCTOBER 25, 2011
| 1/28/2012 2:28:04 AM - 2011 has been a great year so far, with non stop tours and performances throughout the world with different projects, including the Michael Brecker Tribute Quintet, Kenny Werner Quintet, Monday Michiru band, Mingus Dynasty, Dave Holland Octet, and also my own. I continue to teach in Groningen's Prins Claus Conservatory in Holland, as well as conducting clinics around the world, most recently in New Zealand, Australia, Taiwan and Japan as a Yamaha artist and through other music institutions. My recent release with Criss Cross entitled "Destinations Unknown" got a 4 star review in Downbeat, and getting accolades through various jazz publications. A new project, also under Criss Cross, will be coming out in September, a collective project with Seamus Blake, Dave Kikoski, Boris Kozlov, Donald Edwards and myself, called Opus 5, with the album appropriated named "Introducing Opus 5."
I want to mention a few upcoming solo performances with my quintet, namely the Miami concert at the prestigious EBS Auditorium in Homestead, just 10 minutes from downtown Miami, featuring Seamus Blake, Adam Rogers, Boris Kozlov and Nate Smith on October 25th (see link below). I will be following this concert with a 2-night performance at Smalls Jazz Club in NYC on November 30 & December 1 with Donny McCaslin, Adam Rogers, Boris Kozlov and Nate Smith. Hope to see some of you there.
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 |  |  | | | |  | SKYPE LESSONS WITH ALEX SIPIAGIN -- UPDATE FALL 2011 | Update for my Skype students, present and future: For the month of November, I'll be grounded in New York and will be available to teach. Because it's unusual for me to be home for such a long period of time, I am making available package lessons for the month of November, which is 4-5 lessons for a special price.
I have been teaching at the Prins Claus Conservatory in Groningen as part of their NY comes to Groningen series, now on my 5th year, and became a Yamaha artist last year and often asked to give master classes/private lessons worldwide. The internet and in particular Skype has made it easier to communicate with people from different states and countries, and I am utilizing this tool to make available lessons via Skype. If you are interested, contact me at alex@alexsipiagin.com and we can come up with a date and time to work through a lesson. Half hour and full hour sessions are available as one offs, or we can even come up with a plan for a series of lessons.
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|  | NOV 30 & DEC 1, 2011 ALEX SIPIAGIN QUINTET AT SMALLS, NYC | My quintet will be doing a two nighter at Smalls in NYC, featuring Donny McCaslin, Boris Kozlov, Adam Rogers and Nate Smith on November 30 & December 1st. Just to mention, I'll also be performing at Smalls with Rob Scheps on November 25 & 26, and will be performing at the Mingus nights in Jazz Standard on Monday nights. Hope to see some of you there.
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|  | DECEMBER 19-22, 2011 FEATURED GUEST WITH BRUSSEL JAZZ ORCHESTRA | From December 19-22, I am proud to announce that I am a featured guest with the Brussel Jazz Orchestra which I believe is the best European jazz band. Every night we'll be performance in different venues -- check the BJO website or on my schedules. I'll also be conducting a workshop at the Brussels Conservatory on December 20th.
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|  | DECEMBER 11-13, 2011 PERFORMANCES IN RUSSIA WITH ALEX SIPIAGIN-MISHA TSIGANOV QUINTET | Once a year, I make a special appearance in my home country, Russia. This year it is a co-lead project with pianist Misha Tsiganov featuring Seamus Blake, Boris Kozlov and Gene Jackson. We will be performing at the Ekaterinburg Theatre on December 11, Ivanova Philharmonic Hall on December 12, and Yaroslavl Philharmonic Hall on December 13.
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|  | ALEX SIPIAGIN "A MODERN APPROACH TO IMPROVISATION" BOOK OUT NOW! | In the summer of 2011, Eric Siereveld successfully published through Charles Colin Publishing Company a comprehensive improvisation transcription book of my solos entitled "A Modern Approach to Improvsation: The Improvisational Style of Alex Sipiagin" (with forward by Randy Brecker). I worked with Eric giving interviews for his book, and think he did a great job, and very proud of this publication. Please check it out.
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|  | CO-LEADER PROJECT "OPUS 5" JUST RELEASED SEPTEMBER 2011 | Earlier in 2011, Seamus Blake and I had an idea to pick up members of the Mingus unit who we've been performing together with for years and make a collective project. And so started Opus 5. The album features Donald Edwards, Boris Kozlov, Dave Kikoski, Seamus and myself, with compositions and arrangements from all of us. Just released in September, 2011, it's available now. Check it out.
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| |  | Alex Sipiagin Radio | | Here's a link to the title track from each of my pre-existing solo albums. Check it out. | | |
|  | Alex Sipiagin Solo CDs Now Available Here! | | I'm very excited to make available for those that are interested my previously recorded and released solo albums through ArtistShare as part of my "Out of the Circle" Project experience. Just go into the ArtistShare link, then once you've entered "Out of the Circle" Project, look for the Music Lovers Participant where you can choose out of any of my previously recorded albums, plus get a copy of "Live At Bird's Eye" and later down the line "Out of the Circle" -- a great offer! There's also the Collector's Package where you can get all the albums. Check it out. | | |
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