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Joe Alessi will be performing Chick Corea’s Trombone Concerto November 3, 2024 at the Green Music Center on the campus of Sonoma State University. www.musicinplace.org for more information.

That will be awesome.

Saw this last night. Sat in the first row, right in front of Joe, with his bell about ten feet away pointed directly at me, so I got a very personal performance. LOL! He did a nice job on it. It was fun.

I went to the Joe Alessi show last night with a bunch of Sonoma County trombone players and other assorted brass players. An excellent performance by Alessi and pianist and arranger John Dickson, who played a reduced score from the original symphonic score. Dana, you came a long way from LA, glad you enjoyed the concert.

TomWest wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2024 1:48 pm I went to the Joe Alessi show last night with a bunch of Sonoma County trombone players and other assorted brass players. An excellent performance by Alessi and pianist and arranger John Dickson, who played a reduced score from the original symphonic score. Dana, you came a long way from LA, glad you enjoyed the concert.

I actually don't live in L.A. anymore, but in the Sierras between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe. It was about a 3-hour drive each way, but the self-driving car makes it a breeze. Wish I had known you were there, I would have made it a point to say hi.

Ditto!

I was at the concert and was very impressed both by the playing and by the composition. Many months ago I had watched/listened to a video of Alessi playing the piece with a wind symphony and it didn't really thrill me. What a difference it is to hear something like this live compared to listening through laptop speakers. I'd like to hear it live with a wind symphony but I think I'd probably like the piano accompaniment better.

Thank you TomWest for posting the notice about this concert. I wouldn't have known about it if I didn't see the notice here.