Mike DiRubbo

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Mike DiRubbo (born July 25, 1970 in New Haven , Connecticut ) is an American jazz musician ( alto saxophone , composition ) of modern jazz .

Live and act

Mike DiRubbo first played the clarinet before switching to the alto saxophone at the age of twelve, which he learned as an autodidact . While in high school, he had the opportunity to play in a concert by the Dwike Mitchell / Willie Ruff duo , which led him to become a jazz musician. From 1988 until his Bachelor's degree in 1992 he studied jazz at the Hartt School at the University of Hartford , where he was tutored by Jackie McLean , Hotep Galeta , Peter Woodard , Nat Reeves and Rick Rozie ; Antoine Roney , Abraham Burton and Winard and Philip Harper were his fellow students . He moved to New York City in 1997, where he has worked as a musician, band leader and music teacher ever since.

Rubbo played u. a. with Tony Reedus , Larry Willis , Eddie Henderson , Clarence Gatemouth Brown , Dwayne Burno , Peter Washington , Carl Allen , John Hicks and Cecil Payne . So far (2019) he has released seven albums under his own name. As a saxophonist, DiRubbo is stylistically influenced by Jackie McLean, Benny Carter , Johnny Hodges and Charlie Parker . In the field of jazz he was involved in 34 recording sessions between 1994 and 2017, including a. also with Jim Rotondi , Brian Charette , Mario Pavone , Joe Magnarelli and Tom Tallitsch . DiRubbo is married to saxophonist Lauren Sevian .

Discographic notes

  • From the Inside Out (SharoNine, 1994), with Steve Davis , Bruce Barth , Nat Reeves , Carl Allen
  • Keep Steppin ' ( Criss Cross Jazz , 2001), with Jim Rotondi, Mike LeDonne , Dwayne Burno, Joe Farnsworth
  • Human Spirit (Criss Cross, 2002), with Jim Rotondi, David Hazeltine , Peter Washington, Joe Farnsworth
  • New York Accent (CellarLive, 2006), with Harold Mabern , Dwayne Burno, Tony Reedus
  • Repercussion (PosiTone, 2006), with Steve Nelson , Dwayne Burno, Tony Reedus
  • Chronos (PosiTone, 2010), with Brian Charette, Rudy Royston
  • Mike DiRubbo and Larry Willis: Four Hands One Heart (Ksanti, 2011)
  • Threshold (Ksanti, 3), with Josh Evans , Brian Charette, Ugonna Okegwo , Rudy Royston
  • Live at Smalls (SmallsLive, 2017), with Brian Charette, Ugonna Okegwo, Jongkuk Kim

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b portrait (AllAboutJazz)
  2. ↑ a b Mike DiRubbo. Smalls, January 21, 2019, accessed January 21, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed January 21, 2019)
personal data
SURNAME DiRubbo, Mike
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician (alto saxophone, composition)
DATE OF BIRTH July 25, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH New Haven , Connecticut