Ali Ryerson (born 21 October 1952 in
New York City)
Jazzinbelgium
/ref> is a flutist with a background in both classical and jazz, as well as being an instructor. She has performed and toured worldwide with a wide range of artists including Billy Taylor, Kenny Barron
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Biography
Born in Philadel ...
, Stephane Grappelli, Frank Wess
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, Red Rodney, Laurindo Almeida, Art Farmer
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, Maxine Sullivan, Roy Haynes, and (as principal flutist with the Monterey Bay Symphony) with Luciano Pavarotti
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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 Monterey Jazz Festival
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, the JVC Jazz Festival in New York, Cork Jazz Festival
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The festival is Irel ...
, Guinness Festival in Scotland, Edinburgh Festival in Scotland, and Carnegie Hall
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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)
References
External links
Official Site
* Allmusic*
'Ep. 56: Ali Ryerson, jazz flutist'
Interview by Tigran Arakelyan
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Jazz flautists
Red Baron Records artists
1952 births
Living people