Alex Sipiagin

Alex "Sasha" Sipiagin (born June 11, 1967) is a Russian jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player.

Alex Sipiagin
Born (1967-06-11) June 11, 1967
Yaroslavl, Russia
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsTrumpet, flugelhorn
Years active1991–present
LabelsCriss Cross, Sunnyside, ArtistShare, SkyDeck
Websitewww.alexsipiagin.com

Biography

Sipiagin moved from Russia to the U.S. in 1991 and began his career shortly thereafter. His first gigs in the U.S. were with the Gil Evans Band and George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band. He has played with Dave Holland, Mingus Big Band, Michael Brecker, Mulgrew Miller and many others.[1] He has recorded seventeen albums as a leader, mainly for the Criss Cross Jazz label.[2]

Sipiagin is a founding member of the collective Opus 5, along with Seamus Blake, David Kikoski, Boris Kozlov and Donald Edwards.[3]

Discography

As leader
  • Images (TCB, 1998)
  • Hindsight (Criss Cross, 2001)
  • Steppin' Zone (Criss Cross, 2001)
  • Mirrors (Criss Cross, 2003)
  • Equilibrium (Criss Cross, 2003)
  • Live at Bird's Eye (ArtistShare, 2004)
  • Returning (Criss Cross, 2005)
  • Prints (Criss Cross, 2007)
  • Out of the Circle (Sunnyside, 2008)
  • Mirages (Criss Cross, 2009)
  • Generations - Dedicated to Woody Shaw (Criss Cross, 2010)
  • Destinations Unknown (Criss Cross, 2011)
  • Overlooking Moments (Criss Cross, 2013)
  • Live at Smalls (Smalls Jazz, 2013)
  • From Reality and Back (5 Passion, 2013)
  • New Path (ArtBeat Music, 2014)
  • Balance 38-58 (Criss Cross, 2015)
  • Moments Captured (Criss Cross, 2017)

With Opus 5
  • Introducing Opus 5 (Criss Cross, 2011)
  • Pentasonic (Criss Cross, 2012)
  • Progression (Criss Cross, 2014)
  • Tickle (Criss Cross, 2015)

As sideman
  • with Mingus Big Band Live In Time (1996) Disques Dreyfus
  • with James Moody Young at Heart (1996) Warner Bros.
  • with Igor Butman Nostalgie (1997) Prestige (Russia)
  • with Mingus Big Band Que Viva Mingus! (1997) Disques Dreyfus
  • with Barbara Dennerlein Outhipped (1999) Verve
  • with Conrad Herwig Unseen Universe (2000) Criss Cross
  • with Kengo Nakamura Say Hello To Say Goodbye (2002) Verve
  • with Michael Brecker Wide Angles (2003) Verve
  • with Riccardo Fassi Double Plunge (2005) yvp music
  • with Dave Holland Overtime (2005) Dare2
  • with Regina Litvinova Extreme Trio Grizzlies (2005) JAZZ'n'ARTS
  • with David Sanborn Closer (2005) Verve
  • with Bill Bruford and Tim Garland Earthworks Underground Orchestra (2006) Summerfold Records
  • with Doug Beavers Two Shades of Nude (2007) Origin
  • with Dmitri Kolesnik Five Corners (2007) Challenge
  • with Monday Michiru My Ever Changing Moods (2007) LDC
  • with Dave Holland Pass It On (2008) EmArcy
  • with George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band Pourquoi Pas? Why Not? (2009) TCB
  • with Donny McCaslin Declaration (2009) Sunnyside
  • with André Charlier and Benoît Sourisse Imaginarium (2010) Gemini
  • with Dave Holland Pathways (2010) Dare2
  • with Brandon Wright Boiling Point (2010) Posi-Tone
  • with Michael Franks Time Together (2011) Shanachie
  • with Paolo Recchia Ari's Desire (2011) Via Veneto Jazz
  • with Jurgen Hagenlocher Leap in the Dark (2012) Intuition
  • with Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra Walkabout: A Place for Visions (2012) SkyDeck Music
  • with Monday Michiru Soulception (2012) Adventure Music
  • with Conrad Herwig The Latin Side of Joe Henderson (2014) Half Note
  • with Misha Tsiganov The Artistry of the Standard (2014) Criss Cross
  • with Gabriel Vicéns Days (2015) Inner Circle Music
  • with Misha Tsiganov Spring Feelings (2016) Criss Cross
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References
  1. "Alex Sipiagin". Alexsipiagin.com. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  2. "All About Jazz". Allaboutjazz.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  3. "Introducing Opus 5". Crisscrossjazz.com. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
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