Ali Ryerson

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Ali Ryerson, 2006

Ali Ryerson (born October 21, 1952 in New York City ) is an American jazz flutist.

Live and act

Ryerson is the daughter of the guitarist Art Ryerson, who worked as a studio musician in New York a. a. worked with Charlie Parker . Through her father's jam sessions, she came into contact with musicians such as Milt Hinton , Barry Galbraith and Lou Stein at an early age . She began playing the flute at the age of eight and performed as a teenager in the jazz rock band of her brothers Art, Rich and John. She had a classical music education at Hartt College, University of Hartford , where she studied jazz and graduated in 1979 with a bachelor's degree. Throughout her career she has played in both jazz and classical music, such as with the Monterey Bay Symphony and Luciano Pavarotti . In 1980 she moved to Montréal and performed in a duo in hotels. She spent three years in Belgium as a freelance musician, where she played with musicians such as Steve Houben and Charles Loos , with whom she made two albums.

After returning to New York, she worked as a studio musician and taught workshops. In addition, she released several albums under her own name for Bob Thiele 's Red Baron label and for Concord Jazz , on which musicians such as Kenny Barron , Harold Danko , Santi Debriano , Roy Haynes and Red Rodney participated. In 996 a trio with guitarist Joe Beck and percussionist Steve Davis produced the Dmp album Alto ; she also worked a. a. with Stéphane Grappelli , Maxine Sullivan , Art Farmer , Lou Donaldson and Billy Taylor . In 2013 she presented her Jazz Flute Big Band with 16 flutes of different pitches and rhythm groups (and the guest soloists Hubert Laws , Néstor Torres and Holly Hofmann ).

Discographic notes

  • Charles Loos / Ali Ryerson: (European Music Distr., 1988)
  • Vagabondages (Igloo, 1989) with Charles Loos and Steve Houben
  • No wall, No War (B Sharp) - A Jazz Ballet with Charles Loos and John Ruocco (1991)
  • Blue Flute (Red Baron, 1991)
  • I'll Be Back (Red Baron, 1992)
  • Portraits in Silver (Concord, 1994)
  • In Her Own sweet Way (Concord, 1997) with Harold Danko
  • Broadway - Westside Story (Stanza, 2003)
  • Soul Quest (Stanza, 2005) with Steve Rudolph, Steve Varner
  • Ali Ryerson Jazz Flute Big Band: Game Changer (Capri 2013)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Portrait at Jazz in Belgium
  2. ↑ nfo - birthdays October 21
  3. ↑ Meeting (AllAboutJazz)
personal data
SURNAME Ryerson, Ali
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz flutist
DATE OF BIRTH October 21, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City