Alex Sipiagin
Alex Sipiagin ( Russian Александр Анатольевич Сипягин , Alexandr Anatoljewitsch Sipjagin ; born June 11, 1967 in Yaroslavl ) is a Russian jazz trumpeter.
Live and act
Sipiagin played in a children's orchestra at the age of twelve. He attended the Moscow Music Institute and, after two years of military service, studied at the Gnessin Institute . In 1990 he won a jazz competition for young musicians in Rostov . In the same year he took part in the Corpus Christi Jazz Festival in Texas with a student jazz band .
In 1991 Sipiagin moved to New York, where he performed with the Gil Evans Band , in 1993 a member of Gil Goldstein's Zebra Coast Orchestra and in 1994 a member of the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band . He also performed with the band of drummer Bob Moses . In 1995 he became a member of the Mingus Big Band , and later the Mingus Dynasty and the Mingus Orchestra.
Since 2000 Sipiagin has also been a member of Dave Holland's big band ; In 2003 he also recorded with Michael Brecker's band. As a sideman he stepped u. a. with Eric Clapton , Dr. John , Aaron Neville and Elvis Costello , Michael Franks , Regina Litvinova and Dave Sanborn .
He is married to Monday Michiru .
Discographic notes
- Live at Birds Eye with David Gilmore , Boris Kozlov , Gene Jackson , 1994
- Images ( TCB , 1998) with Chris Potter , David Binney , Josh Rosemen , Gil Goldstein , Adam Rogers , Scott Colley , Jeff Hirshfield , Kenny Wollesen
- Steppin 'Zome ( Criss Cross , 2000) with Chris Potter, David Kikoski , Scott Colley, Jeff Tain Watts
- Hindsight (Criss Cross, 2002) with Chris Potter, Adam Rogers, Boris Kozlov, Gene Jackson, 2001
- Mirrors with Seamus Blake , Adam Rogers, David Kikoski, Boris Kozlov, Jonathan Blake , Donny McCaslin , Josh Roseman
- Equlibrium with Chris Potter, David Binney, David Kikoski, Scott Colley, Gene Jackson, 2003
- Returning (Criss Cross, 2004) with Seamus Blake, Adam Rogers, Scott Colley, Antonio Sánchez
- Prints with Scott Colley, Dave Kikoski, Monday Michiru , Antonio Sanchez, 2006
- Destinations Unknown ( Criss Cross Jazz , 2011) with Chris Potter, David Binney, Craig Taborn , Boris Kozlov, Eric Harland
Web links
- Homepage of Alex Sipiagin
- Sipiagin Alex Sipiagin at Allmusic (English)
- Alex Sipiagin at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sipiagin, Alex |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sipiagin, Sasha; Сипягин, Александр Анатольевич (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian jazz trumpeter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Yaroslavl |