ALEXA TARANTINO

Post Bop / Hard Bop • United States
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Alexa Tarantino is an award-winning, vibrant, young jazz saxophonist, woodwind doubler, composer, and educator. Alexa’s “exquisite soloing that is fresh, inspired, and original,” (Paul Rauch, All About Jazz) establishes her individual voice which shines through as a dynamic performer and educator.

Tarantino has played prestigious venues such as the Umbria Jazz Festival (with Ryan Truesdell’s Gil Evans Project), the Kennedy Center, the Hollywood Bowl (with Sherrie Maricle & the DIVA Jazz Orchestra), the Rockport Jazz Festival (Alexa Tarantino Quintet), Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center and the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts (with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra), and the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (with Earth, Wind & Fire, LSAT, and others).

She performs regularly as a leader and sideman in a wide variety of ensembles and genres including Sherrie Maricle & the DIVA Jazz Orchestra, Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra (holding a
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ALEXA TARANTINO Tarantino / Terefenko : Crossing Paths album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Tarantino / Terefenko : Crossing Paths
Post Bop 2014
ALEXA TARANTINO Winds Of Change album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
Winds Of Change
Hard Bop 2019
ALEXA TARANTINO Clarity album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Clarity
Post Bop 2020
ALEXA TARANTINO Firefly album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
Firefly
Post Bop 2021

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ALEXA TARANTINO Clarity

Album · 2020 · Post Bop
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A gifted musician, composer and multi-instrumentalist, Alexa delivers an almost old-school boppish album.

The album sounds gentle and warm. The rhythmsection knows how to swing and groove. And Alexa displays her ability to solo and improvise on a wide array of instruments like flute (1), alto flute (9), soprano saxophone (5) and on the other tracks the alto saxophone.

There's room enough for the members of the band to solo aswell. My guess is that if the song 'A Race Against Time' wich is terrific hardbop, can satisfy and convince you, the album as a whole is a treat.

The songs are upbeat and joyful. As far as I know she composed all the compositions herself. I have bought all three of her albums that are available at this moment, and this one really stands out and is my favourite of her.

The album could have done without the sweet faux-bossa of La Puerta, wich is a little too sweet and soft for my taste.

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