Ali Ryerson

Ali Ryerson

photo credit: J. Barry O'Rourke

Jazz flutist Ali Ryerson is a Sankyo Artist and Clinician
for Gemstone Musical Instruments

Now Available!! Ali Ryerson Jazz Flute Practice Method
"If I were an aspiring jazz flute player, this is the first book I would buy" -- Mark Levine, noted jazz pianist and author of the Jazz Theory Book and the Jazz Piano Book
"From a brilliant flutist comes this wonderful book that is a must for everyone, no matter what your level of musicianship. Not only is it informative, it contains some very slick things. I am grateful for her contributions to the flute world. Get this book!!!" -- James Moody

The following albums are available now at Ali's Store
Please click on an album or visit the store for more information

Flutology	Classical Connections	Soul Quest
Jammin' at the Jazz Corner	Meditations

"Absolutely top-notch service -- couldn't ask for better!
The CDs I order from the Ali Ryerson store in the USA arrive in my
home in the UK more quickly than many of CDs that I've ordered from
UK-based companies :-) On Ali's site you can shop with 200% confidence --
dont hesitate; treat yourself to some fab flute CDs ;-)"
-- Susan S., in the UK

Real Time Video Flute Lessons with Ali Now Available ONLINE!

KCSM Jazz 91.1 FM, The Bay Area's Jazz Station

Desert Island Jazz

For the daughter of one-time Paul Whiteman guitarist and arranger Art Ryerson,
a career in music was perhaps inevitable, even if her ultimate choice of flute followed
an earlier practical period on piano and a theoretical plan to play trumpet.

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NFA Jazz Flute Big Band

By Ali Ryerson

"Ali Ryerson and the NFA Jazz Flute Big Band's Saturday night debut
was one of the highlights of the convention for many who attended.
What a joy to see and hear this group of all-star jazz musicians
performing a sparks-filled cabaret set!" -- Nancy Andrew, NFA 2007
Program Chair

"A sonic delight! It's the real thing! I was blown away at the level
of jazz solo playing and how the big band sound was represented with
integrity." -- Amy Porter, NFA Board of Directors

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Jazz Flute Big Band Debuts in Albuquerque

By Peter Westbrook

Flutist Steve Kujala has worked with Chick Corea, Peter Sprague, and
others. He was in the audience and had these comments: "I enjoyed very
much the performance of the Ali Ryerson Flute big band in Albuquerque
last week. I thought the ensemble playing was tight, the rhythm section
was swinging, the soloists were all hot, and the arrangements superb."

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Flutes Aren't Just For Doublers: Dotti Anita Taylor,
Ali Ryerson and Holly Hofmann/Mike Wofford

By Ken Dryden

Ali Ryerson first recorded as a leader back in the mid 80's and is
probably best known for her stints with the Red Baron and Concord
labels, as well as her group Flutology, which also features flautists
Holly Hofmann and Frank Wess. Her first live recording took place at
the Jazz Corner in Hilton Head, South Carolina with two locally-based
musicians, bassist George Sheck (with whom she had worked on many
occasions when he still lived in New York City) and guitarist Howard
Paul.

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Ali Ryerson and Gene Bertoncini in Connecticut

Out of the way concert produces masterful music

Concert Review by: Peter Westbrook

Recitals of this nature do not make headlines in the jazz world,
but they should as the music, performed by two masters of their
instruments and their genre, was entirely engrossing and, in the
end, deeply satisfying. Let's hope these two artists do more together

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Jazz Flourishes Before it Fades at Smithsonian Jazz Cafe

Top Artists, Great Crowds at Seemingly Doomed Venue

Concert Review by: Peter Westbrook

Ryerson is truly at the top of her game these days, which means
she sweeps aside prejudice against the flute as a jazz instrument
through the combination of a gorgeous sound, melodic inventiveness,
harmonic sophistication and rhythmic dynamism. These are elements
we should expect in any successful jazz artist, perhaps, but they
are not always forthcoming.

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