Alexa Tarantino | |
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Background information | |
Born | May 30, 1992 |
Origin | West Hartford, Connecticut, US |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Saxophone, woodwinds, flute, clarinet |
Labels | Posi-Tone Records |
Website |
alexatarantino |
Alexa Tarantino (born May 30, 1992, in West Hartford, Connecticut) is an American jazz saxophonist, woodwind doubler, composer and educator. [1]
Tarantino obtained a bachelor's degree in Jazz Saxophone Performance and Music Education along with a Certificate in Arts Leadership from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. She received her master's degree in Jazz Studies from The Juilliard School. [2]
She has played with Sherrie Maricle and the DIVA Jazz Orchestra, [3] the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, Wynton Marsalis, Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, and Cécile McLorin Salvant. [2]
Tarantino's most recent album, Firefly, was released on Posi-Tone Records in 2021 and reached No. 7 on the Jazz Week Charts. [4] [5] Her second album as leader, Clarity, was also released by Posi-Tone. [6] On it, she plays alto and soprano saxophones, flute, and alto flute. [6] Tarantino's debut album as leader, Winds of Change, was released by Posi-Tone Records in 2019, and reached No. 15 on the JazzWeek charts and No. 79 on the 2019 JazzWeek Top 100. [7] The personnel on this album included Ulysses Owens Jr. (drums), Christian Sands (piano), Joe Martin (bass), and Nick Finzer (trombone). [8] [9] [10]
Tarantino was nominated as a "Rising Star- Alto Saxophone" by Downbeat Magazine's Critics' Poll in 2021 and 2020 [11] and JazzTimes Critics' Poll named her one of the "Top 5 Alto Saxophonists of 2019". [12] She has also worked extensively with pianist Steven Feifke. [13] [14] [15] In 2021, Tarantino was a recipient of the Jazz Coalition Fund. [16]
Year released | Title | Label | Personnel/Notes |
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2015 | Crossing Paths | Infinite Records | Released as a co-leader with pianist Dariusz Terefenko. Composer, "Crossing Paths," "Final Breath," Co-Arranger, Alto Saxophone. Released on Infinite Records, label founded by Tarantino in 2015. [17] |
2019 | Winds of Change | Posi-Tone | Quintet featuring Christian Sands (piano), Joe Martin (bass), Rudy Royston (drums), Nick Finzer (trombone). Composer/arranger, Alto and soprano saxophones, Alto flute |
2020 | Clarity | Posi-Tone | Quartet featuring Steven Feifke (piano), Joe Martin (bass), Rudy Royston (drums). Composer/arranger, alto and soprano saxophones, flute and alto flute |
2021 | Firefly | Posi-Tone | Quintet featuring Art Hirahara (piano), Boris Kozlov (bass), Rudy Royston (drums) Behn Gillece (vibraphone). Composer/arranger, alto and soprano saxophones, flute and alto flute, clarinet. |
Year released | Leader | Title | Label | Notes |
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2013 | Colossus Large Ensemble | Colossus | Independent | Alto Saxophone, Clarinet |
2015 | Dariuzs Terenfenko | Crossing Paths | Infinite Records | Composer "Crossing Paths," "Final Breaths," Co-Arranger, Alto Saxophone |
2017 | The DIVA Jazz Orchestra | Diva: 25th Anniversary | Artist Share | Alto and Soprano Saxophones, Composer/Arranger/Featured Soloist "Square One," Featured soloist "Seesaw" |
2017 | The DIVA Jazz Orchestra | Diva + The Boys | MCG Jazz | Alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, clarinet [18] |
2018 | Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra | Fandango at the Wall: A Soundtrack for the United States, Mexico, and Beyond | Resilience Music Alliance | Alto and Soprano Saxophones, Flute |
2018 | Lauren Sevian | Bliss | Posi-Tone | Alto saxophone [19] [20] |
2018 | The Verve Jazz Ensemble | Connect the Dots | Lightgroove Media | Alto saxophone, Flute |
2019 | Something Blue | Maximum Enjoyment | Posi-Tone | Alto saxophone [21] |
2019 | Lioness | Pride & Joy | Posi-Tone | Alto Saxophone, Composer/arranger "Hurry Up and Wait" [22] |
2019 | Chris Teal | Analog Dreams | Outside-In Music | Alto Saxophone |
2019 | The Verve Jazz Ensemble | Night Mode | Lightgroove Media | Alto Saxophone, Alto Flute |
2020 | Works for Me | Reach Within | Posi-Tone | Alto saxophone, alto flute [23] |
2020 | Posi-Tone Records Collective | Tales of Wonder: A Celebration of Stevie | Posi-Tone | Alto Saxophone [Track One Only] |
2021 | Ulysses Owens Jr. | Soul Conversations | Outside-In Music | Alto Saxophone [24] |
2021 | Steven Feifke | Kinetic | Outside-In Music | Alto Saxophone [25] |
2021 | KIMBROUGH Ensemble | KIMBROUGH | Newvelle Records | Alto Saxophone [26] |
Alexa Tarantino | |
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Background information | |
Born | May 30, 1992 |
Origin | West Hartford, Connecticut, US |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Saxophone, woodwinds, flute, clarinet |
Labels | Posi-Tone Records |
Website |
alexatarantino |
Alexa Tarantino (born May 30, 1992, in West Hartford, Connecticut) is an American jazz saxophonist, woodwind doubler, composer and educator. [1]
Tarantino obtained a bachelor's degree in Jazz Saxophone Performance and Music Education along with a Certificate in Arts Leadership from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. She received her master's degree in Jazz Studies from The Juilliard School. [2]
She has played with Sherrie Maricle and the DIVA Jazz Orchestra, [3] the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, Wynton Marsalis, Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, and Cécile McLorin Salvant. [2]
Tarantino's most recent album, Firefly, was released on Posi-Tone Records in 2021 and reached No. 7 on the Jazz Week Charts. [4] [5] Her second album as leader, Clarity, was also released by Posi-Tone. [6] On it, she plays alto and soprano saxophones, flute, and alto flute. [6] Tarantino's debut album as leader, Winds of Change, was released by Posi-Tone Records in 2019, and reached No. 15 on the JazzWeek charts and No. 79 on the 2019 JazzWeek Top 100. [7] The personnel on this album included Ulysses Owens Jr. (drums), Christian Sands (piano), Joe Martin (bass), and Nick Finzer (trombone). [8] [9] [10]
Tarantino was nominated as a "Rising Star- Alto Saxophone" by Downbeat Magazine's Critics' Poll in 2021 and 2020 [11] and JazzTimes Critics' Poll named her one of the "Top 5 Alto Saxophonists of 2019". [12] She has also worked extensively with pianist Steven Feifke. [13] [14] [15] In 2021, Tarantino was a recipient of the Jazz Coalition Fund. [16]
Year released | Title | Label | Personnel/Notes |
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2015 | Crossing Paths | Infinite Records | Released as a co-leader with pianist Dariusz Terefenko. Composer, "Crossing Paths," "Final Breath," Co-Arranger, Alto Saxophone. Released on Infinite Records, label founded by Tarantino in 2015. [17] |
2019 | Winds of Change | Posi-Tone | Quintet featuring Christian Sands (piano), Joe Martin (bass), Rudy Royston (drums), Nick Finzer (trombone). Composer/arranger, Alto and soprano saxophones, Alto flute |
2020 | Clarity | Posi-Tone | Quartet featuring Steven Feifke (piano), Joe Martin (bass), Rudy Royston (drums). Composer/arranger, alto and soprano saxophones, flute and alto flute |
2021 | Firefly | Posi-Tone | Quintet featuring Art Hirahara (piano), Boris Kozlov (bass), Rudy Royston (drums) Behn Gillece (vibraphone). Composer/arranger, alto and soprano saxophones, flute and alto flute, clarinet. |
Year released | Leader | Title | Label | Notes |
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2013 | Colossus Large Ensemble | Colossus | Independent | Alto Saxophone, Clarinet |
2015 | Dariuzs Terenfenko | Crossing Paths | Infinite Records | Composer "Crossing Paths," "Final Breaths," Co-Arranger, Alto Saxophone |
2017 | The DIVA Jazz Orchestra | Diva: 25th Anniversary | Artist Share | Alto and Soprano Saxophones, Composer/Arranger/Featured Soloist "Square One," Featured soloist "Seesaw" |
2017 | The DIVA Jazz Orchestra | Diva + The Boys | MCG Jazz | Alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, clarinet [18] |
2018 | Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra | Fandango at the Wall: A Soundtrack for the United States, Mexico, and Beyond | Resilience Music Alliance | Alto and Soprano Saxophones, Flute |
2018 | Lauren Sevian | Bliss | Posi-Tone | Alto saxophone [19] [20] |
2018 | The Verve Jazz Ensemble | Connect the Dots | Lightgroove Media | Alto saxophone, Flute |
2019 | Something Blue | Maximum Enjoyment | Posi-Tone | Alto saxophone [21] |
2019 | Lioness | Pride & Joy | Posi-Tone | Alto Saxophone, Composer/arranger "Hurry Up and Wait" [22] |
2019 | Chris Teal | Analog Dreams | Outside-In Music | Alto Saxophone |
2019 | The Verve Jazz Ensemble | Night Mode | Lightgroove Media | Alto Saxophone, Alto Flute |
2020 | Works for Me | Reach Within | Posi-Tone | Alto saxophone, alto flute [23] |
2020 | Posi-Tone Records Collective | Tales of Wonder: A Celebration of Stevie | Posi-Tone | Alto Saxophone [Track One Only] |
2021 | Ulysses Owens Jr. | Soul Conversations | Outside-In Music | Alto Saxophone [24] |
2021 | Steven Feifke | Kinetic | Outside-In Music | Alto Saxophone [25] |
2021 | KIMBROUGH Ensemble | KIMBROUGH | Newvelle Records | Alto Saxophone [26] |