- Free admission, no reservations required -
Alex Sipiagin returns to Conservatorium Maastricht on December 12 for a guest teacher residency of our trumpet department. You are welcome to join our open masterclass, where Alex will be giving a lecture on developing original vocabulary using the jazz bebop language.
Jazz festivals worldwide have seen Alex Sipiagin performing with the likes of Dave Holland, Michael Brecker, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, the Mingus groups, and many more. In 1990, Alex participated in the International Louis Armstrong Competition sponsored by the Thelonius Monk Institute in Washington, DC, winning top honours. After 30 over years of living in New York City, he has since relocated to Italy. In his early career, Alex became a favoured player for various bands including the Gil Evans Orchestra, Gil Goldstein's Zebra Coast Orchestra, the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band, drummer Bob Moses' band Mozamba, the Mingus Big Band as well as the Mingus Dynasty and Mingus Orchestra, and the Dave Holland Big Band, Sextet and Octet groups. [...] Alex Sipiagin has recorded at least 20 solo albums for the prestigious jazz label Criss- Cross Jazz, featuring several notable musicians such as Chris Potter, Eric Harland, David Binney, Adam Rogers, John Escreet and Matt Brewer. In recent years, Alex has also recorded two solo albums titled “Upstream” and “Ascent to the Blues” with the Positone Label. Alex Sipiagin recently released his newest album with Criss Cross label titled “Mel’s Vision” in early 2023. He is currently working on his next recording for Blue Room Music label which will feature his favourite musicians Chris Potter, Eric Harland, John Escreet, Matt Brewer, all of whom also recorded on his previous notable albums by Criss Cross label “Moments Captured”, “Balance 38-58”, “Destination Unknown”, Blue Room Music label “NoFo Skies” and others.