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Ralph Alessi: Enjoying Musical Possibilities
by R.J. DeLuke
Being a trumpet player in New York City can be a daunting occupation. The city is full of monster musicians and there is competition for gigs among bands, and among individuals. Jazz musicians are a tight community, but it's still a survival game.
But Ralph Alessi, a Big Apple resident for about the last 15 years, is thriving -- busy making music of his own, with his own bands, that is esoteric and invigorating, and landing gigs with ...
Continue ReadingRalph Alessi: Vice & Virtue
by AAJ Staff
Two of the inaugural three releases on RKM Music rely on the talents of Ralph Alessi, which all things considered bodes very well for the new label. The three letters in the label's name embody the first initials of executive producer Ravi Coltrane, his wife Kathleen Hennessy, and reedman Michael McGinnis. But their stated goal is to place control over recording solely in the hands of the artists.
Vice & Virtue proudly displays the talents of drummer Shane Endsley alongside ...
Continue ReadingRalph Alessi: This Against That/Vice & Virtue
by Mark Corroto
It's time for trumpeter Ralph Alessi to step out from his role as a sideman and flex his muscular jazz talents.
Originally from the West Coast and trained at the California Institute For The Arts, Alessi moved to New York to find plenty of work in diverse bands led by Ravi Coltrane, Sam Rivers, Uri Caine, and Steve Coleman. From Coleman's M-BASE neo-funk, to Uri Caine's reworking of Mahler and Bach, and the outward looking Rivers he was ...
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