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 | 2012 Update
| 5/17/2012 3:21:43 PM - 2012 has started off for me full steam ahead. The most exciting news I would like to first share is that I will be making a recording for Gonzalo Rubalcaba's new record label 5 Passion, which is inspiring me to take my music to a new level. I've been a big fan of Gonzalo and his music and was happy to do several performances with him in the past, and happy that this led to an opportunity to do something with his label. More as this develops.
Along with this, I'm scheduled to do a new recording for Criss Cross which will feature Chris Potter, Eric Harland and Scott Colley, which I'm also really excited about. The two recordings are going to be completely different, but at the same time they will compliment each other, like I did previously with "Out of the Circle" (for Sunnyside) and "Prints" (for Criss Cross). In addition to all of this, I'll be doing a live recording at and for Small's on June 25 & 26 featuring Nate Smith, Seamus Blake, Boris Kozlov and Dave Kikoski. The music for this recording will represent a digest of my music up until now. You can either come to the actual live performance, or check the live stream via internet through Small's website as it happens.
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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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|  | 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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|  | 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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|  | 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 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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