Legend has it that renowned trumpeter Max Schlossberg once said, “missing a day of practice is like committing suicide.” His pupil at The Juilliard School, Joseph Alessi Sr., passed along rehearsal’s ...

Inspiration struck Joseph Alessi, the New York Philharmonic’s principal trombonist, when he heard the pianist Makoto Ozone and the vibraphonist Gary Burton perform Chick Corea’s “Brasilia” at Birdland ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick The jazz composer wrote a new concerto for the New York Philharmonic’s principal trombonist, Joseph Alessi, but died before its U.S.

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Wonders never cease with Marshall Gilkes. Having previously reached extraordinary heights as a leader on a breakout quartet set, two standout quintet dates, a pair of essential releases with the WDR ...