Alan Ferber Nonet Jazz Band Tickets

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Quick Facts About Alan Ferber Nonet Jazz Band

• Biography and career: Alan Ferber is a GRAMMY-nominated trombonist/composer/arranger, a longtime NYC jazz educator (NYU Steinhardt), and co-director of the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop; his career spans performing with Esperanza Spalding’s Radio Music Society, the Ted Nash Big Band, Miguel Zenón’s Identities Big Band, and many others.
• Genre and style: Writes for large ensembles (nonet and big-band) with a blend of traditional jazz, intricate arranging, and contemporary textures, described as 'old school and cutting edge' by major outlets.
• Discography (most recent first): Up High, Down Low (2023, Sunnyside); Jigsaw (2017, Sunnyside); Roots & Transitions (2016, Sunnyside); March Sublime (2013, Sunnyside); Music for Nonet and Strings: Chamber Songs (2010, Sunnyside); The Compass (2007, Fresh Sound New Talent); Scenes from an Exit Row (2005, Fresh Sound New Talent).
• Top singles / notable tracks: Up High, Down Low (2023) ; The River (from Music for Nonet and Strings, 2010) ; Jigsaw (2017). No major chart positions publicly listed for these jazz releases.
• Major awards and achievements: 2022 DownBeat Rising Star Trombonist; Grammy nominations for Flow (Best Instrumental Composition, 2017) and Jigsaw (Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, 2018); CMA New Jazz Works grants (2013 and 2023); 2014 Grammy nomination for March Sublime.
• Social media presence: Official website: alanferber.com; Bandcamp pages for his discography (Up High, Down Low; Jigsaw; Roots & Transitions; March Sublime; Music for Nonet and Strings; Scenes from an Exit Row; The Compass).