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Joseph Alessi

Joseph Alessi
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About

Joseph Alessi (born 1959 in Detroit) has been Principal Trombone of the New York Philharmonic since 1985, a post he took up after training at the Curtis Institute of Music. He has given world premieres of concertos written expressly for him - by Christopher Rouse, Chick Corea and others - and won a Grammy Award in 2001 for his recording of George Crumb's Star-Child. He has taught at The Juilliard School since 1986, producing a generation of orchestral principal trombonists.

14+
solo album in the discography
2002
International Trombone Association Award
2001
Grammy Award (Best Classical Contemporary Composition) for George Crumb: Star-Child

What's new

  • 2026-07

    Alessi performed as a soloist with Imperial Brass at a free outdoor concert in Great Auditorium, Ocean Grove, New Jersey, on July 2, 2026.

  • 2026-02

    Alessi performed as a guest soloist with Springfield Symphony Orchestra at the concert "Planet Earth: A Symphonic Journey" on February 14, 2026.

  • 2025-11

    Alessi conducted World Doctor's Orchestra in November 2025.

  • 2025-03

    Alessi performed as a soloist with New York Philharmonic in Tan Dun's tuba concerto in March 2024.

  • 2023-10

    BMOP/sound released the album "Samuel Jones: Three Concerti" with Alessi as soloist on the tuba concerto.

Tracks

Trombone Concerto (Christopher Rouse)Premiered with New York Philharmonic in 1992; Pulitzer Prize-winning work written for Alessi
TrombonasticsSolo album on Summit Records - one of his most well-known releases
FandangoDuo album with NY Phil trumpeter Philip Smith on Summit Records
Star-Child (George Crumb)Grammy-winning recording (Best Classical Contemporary Composition, 2001)
Joe's Tango: Concerto for Trombone & Other WorksLatest solo album, released 2023

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