Ali Ryerson (born 21 October 1952 in

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) 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

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, Stephane Grappelli,

Frank Wess Frank Wellington Wess (January 4, 1922 – October 30, 2013) was an American jazz saxophonist and flutist. He was renowned for his extensive solo work; however, he was also remembered for his time playing with Count Basie, Count Basie's band duri ...

Red Rodney Robert Roland Chudnick (September 27, 1927 – May 27, 1994), known professionally as Red Rodney, was an American jazz trumpeter. Biography Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he became a professional musician at 15, working in the mid-1940 ...

, Laurindo Almeida,

Art Farmer Arthur Stewart Farmer (August 21, 1928 – October 4, 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player. He also played flumpet, a trumpet–flugelhorn combination especially designed for him. He and his identical twin brother, doub ...

, Maxine Sullivan,

Roy Haynes Roy Owen Haynes (March 13, 1925 – November 12, 2024) was an American jazz drummer. In the 1950s, he was given the nickname "Snap Crackle" for his distinctive snare drum sound and musical vocabulary. He is among the most recorded drummers in ja ...

, 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

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. 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, Cork Jazz Festival, Guinness Festival in Scotland, Edinburgh Festival in Scotland, and

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Discography

* ''Charles Loos/Ali Ryerson'' (European Music, 1988) * ''Vagabondages'' (Igloo, 1991) * ''Blue Flute'' (Red Baron, 1992) * ''I'll Be Back'' (Red Baron, 1993) * ''Portraits in Silver'' (

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, 1995) * ''In Her Own Sweet Way'' (Concord Jazz, 1996) * ''Brasil: Quiet Devotion'' (Concord Picante, 1997) * ''Alto'' with Joe Beck (DMP, 1997) * ''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)

References

External links

Official site
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'Ep. 56: Ali Ryerson, jazz flutist'
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