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Ali Ryerson (born 21 October 1952 in New York City)Jazzinbelgium
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, Stephane Grappelli,
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, Red Rodney, Laurindo Almeida,
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, Maxine Sullivan, Roy Haynes, and (as principal flutist with the Monterey Bay Symphony) with
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. She has also released numerous albums under her own name, as well as duo recordings with noted guitarist Joe Beck. Ryerson has toured the U.S., Canada, Europe, Japan and Africa, and has performed in many major jazz festivals, including the
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, the JVC Jazz Festival in New York,
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, Guinness Festival in Scotland, Edinburgh Festival in Scotland, and
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Discography

* ''Charles Loos/Ali Ryerson'' (European Music, 1988) * ''Blue Flute'' (Red Baron, 1992) * ''I'll Be Back'' (Red Baron, 1993) * ''Portraits in Silver'' ( Concord Jazz, 1995) * ''In Her Own Sweet Way'' (Concord Jazz, 1996) * ''Brasil: Quiet Devotion'' (Concord Picante, 1997) * ''Alto'' with Joe Beck (DMP, 1999) * ''Django'' with Joe Beck (DMP, 2001) * ''Music from West Side Story'' (Stanza USA, 2003) * ''First Date'' with Flutology (Capri, 2003) * ''Soul Quest'' with Steve Rudolph (Pact, 2005) * ''Jammin' at the Jazz Corner'' (Sweet Jazz, 2008) * ''Con Brio!'' (ACR, 2011) * ''Game Changer'' (Capri, 2013) * ''Best of both worlds''. Marc Matthys European Quartet with Ali Ryerson and Peter Verhoyen. (Alley Cats, 2014)


References


External links


Official Site
* Allmusic*
'Ep. 56: Ali Ryerson, jazz flutist'
Interview by Tigran Arakelyan {{DEFAULTSORT:Ryerson, Ali Jazz flautists Red Baron Records artists 1952 births Living people