Alex Sipiagin

Alex "Sasha" Sipiagin (born June 11, 1967) is a Russian jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player.

Alex Sipiagin
Born	June 11, 1967 Yaroslavl, Russia
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Trumpet, flugelhorn
Years active	1991–present
Labels	Criss Cross, Sunnyside, ArtistShare, SkyDeck
Website	alexsipiagin.com

Biography

Sipiagin moved from Russia to the U.S. in 1991 and began his career shortly after. His first jobs in the U.S. were with the Gil Evans Band and George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band. He has played with Dave Holland, Mingus Big Band, Michael Brecker, and Mulgrew Miller.[1] He has recorded many albums as a leader, mainly for Criss Cross Jazz.[2] Sipiagin is a founding member of the band Opus 5 with Seamus Blake, David Kikoski, Boris Kozlov, and Donald Edwards.[3]

Discography

As leader

• Images (TCB, 1998)
• Steppin' Zone (Criss Cross, 2001)
• Hindsight (Criss Cross, 2002)
• Mirrors (Criss Cross, 2003)
• Equilibrium (Criss Cross, 2004)
• Returning (Criss Cross, 2005)
• Prints (Criss Cross, 2007)
• Out of the Circle (ArtistShare, 2007)
• Mirages (Criss Cross, 2009)
• Generations (Criss Cross, 2010)
• Destinations Unknown (Criss Cross, 2011)
• From Reality and Back (5Passion, 2013)
• Live at Smalls (SmallsLive, 2013)
• New Path (ArtBeat Music, 2014)
• Balance 38-58 (Criss Cross, 2015)
• Moments Captured (Criss Cross, 2017)
• NoFo Skies (Blue Room Music, 2019)

With Opus 5

• Introducing Opus 5 (Criss Cross, 2011)
• Pentasonic (Criss Cross, 2012)
• Progression (Criss Cross, 2014)
• Tickle (Criss Cross, 2015)

As sideman

With George Gruntz

• Liebermann (TCB, 1999)
• Merryteria (TCB, 1999)
• Expo Triangle (MGB, 2000)
• Global Excellence (TCB, 2001)
• Renaissance Man (TCB, 2002)
• Pourquoi Pas? Why Not? (TCB, 2008)
• Matterhorn Matters (MGB, 2010)

With Conrad Herwig

• The Latin Side of John Coltrane (Astor Place, 1996)
• Unseen Universe (Criss Cross, 2000)
• The Latin Side of Joe Henderson (Half Note, 2014)
• Reflections (Criss Cross, 2016)

With Dave Holland

• What Goes Around (ECM, 2002)
• Overtime (Dare2, 2004)
• Pass It On (Dare2, 2008)
• Pathways (Dare2, 2010)

With Monday Michiru

• Episodes in Color (SAR, 2002)
• Don't Disturb This Groove (Grand Gallery, 2011)
• Soulception (Adventure Music, 2012)
• Brasilified (Billboard, 2013)

With Mingus Big Band

• Live in Time (Dreyfus, 1996)
• !Que Viva Mingus! (Dreyfus, 1997)
• Blues & Politics (Dreyfus, 1999)
• Tonight at Noon (Dreyfus, 2002)
• Live in Tokyo (Sunnyside, 2006)

With others

• Toshiko Akiyoshi, In Shanghai (After Beat 2011)
• David Binney, Free to Dream (Mythology, 1998)
• Michael Brecker, Wide Angles (Verve, 2003)
• Bill Bruford, Earthworks Underground Orchestra (Summerfold, 2006)
• Larry Coryell, Sketches of Coryell (Shanachie, 1996)
• Deborah Cox, Destination Moon (Decca, 2007)
• Barbara Dennerlein, Outhipped (Verve, 1999)
• Robin Eubanks, More Than Meets the Ear (ArtistShare, 2015)
• Michael Franks, Watching the Snow (Koch, 2003)
• Michael Franks, Time Together (Shanachie, 2011)
• Mike Gibbs, Nonsequence (Provocateur, 2001)
• Elliot Goldenthal, S.W.A.T. (Varese Sarabande, 2003)
• David Kikoski, The Five (DIW, 2002)
• Andy LaVerne, Faith (SteepleChase, 2017)
• Donny McCaslin, Declaration (Sunnyside, 2009)
• James Moody, Young at Heart (Warner Bros., 1996)
• Luis Perdomo, Spirits and Warriors (Criss Cross, 2016)
• Lonnie Plaxico, Rhythm & Soul (Sirocco Music, 2003)
• Dafnis Prieto, Back to the Sunset (Dafnison Music, 2018)
• Ruben Rada, Montevideo (Big World Music, 1996)
• Ryuichi Sakamoto, Smoochy (Gut for Life 1995)
• David Sanborn, Closer (Verve, 2005)
• Larry Schneider, Ali Girl (SteepleChase, 1997)
• Mark Sholtez, Real Street (Verve, 2006)
• Jim Snidero, MD66 (Savant, 2016)
• Manuel Valera, In Motion (Criss Cross, 2014)

References

1. "Alex Sipiagin". Alexsipiagin.com. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
2. "All About Jazz". Allaboutjazz.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
3. "Introducing Opus 5". Crisscrossjazz.com. Retrieved 27 September 2014.