Jay Rattman

Jay Rattman (born October 6, 1987 ) is an American musician ( alto , baritone and soprano saxophone , clarinet , flute , also composition ) of modern jazz .

Live and act

Rattman, in Stroudsburg ( Pennsylvania works) grew up and since the mid-2000s in the New York music scene, earned both bachelor and master's degree at the Manhattan School of Music , combined with the award from the William H. Borden Award for outstanding Performances in jazz. He also received the ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award . The first recordings were made in 2009 with the Manhattan School of Music Jazz Orchestra and Dave Liebman as a guest soloist. In the course of his career so far, he has played in various musical fields, such as traditional jazz (with Jon-Erik Kellso , for example ), klezmer , in big bands and in ensembles of free improvisation, modern creative and classical chamber music . I.a. he worked with Bob Dorough , Leslie Feist , Nellie McKay , Stefon Harris ( Urbanus , 2009) and the José Limón Dance Company . He was a member of the klezmer band Zlek and was part of Phil Woods ' Festival Orchestra in 2013 ; He also formed (with the alto saxophonists Grace Kelly and Greg Abate ) the ensemble Three Altos ( To Phil with Love ). He also leads a jazz quartet. Rattman also plays in the Manhattan Saxophone Quartet . In the field of jazz, according to Tom Lord , he was involved in 14 recording sessions between 2009 and 2018, including a. with Max Seigel , Nicky Schrire , Nicholas H. Fernandez , Jon De Lucia , Elijah Shiffer and the Glenn Crytzer Orchestra . In 2004, Jay Rattman self-published the album In Duo with pianist Bobby Avey .

Rattman is married to the organist Janet Sora-Chung, with whom he also gives concerts.

Web links

• Web presence
• Brief portrait at All About Jazz
• Jay Rattman at Allmusic (English)
• Jay Rattman at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Organ Saxophone Duo Perform at University
2. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed November 12, 2019)