Alan Ferber with Chipin & Kaiya Jazz Quartet

trombone：Alan Ferber
violin: Chi-pin Hsieh
keyboard： Kai-ya Chang
bass : Hou-chin Lin
drums： Wen-yu Lin

權威爵士雜誌Down Beat票選2010年度最佳爵士長號手與年度最佳專輯雙料殊榮，2011年並再度獲得Down Beat雜誌年度最佳爵士長號手第二名的肯定，為國際知名的爵士長號手、作曲家與樂團領導者。Alan Ferber的吹奏技巧流暢富含深度，作曲風格銳利而多元，年紀尚未滿四十歲即發行四張風格迥異的專輯，華爾街日報讚譽他的作品遊走於傳統與前衛之間，卻又游刃有餘富含深度，最新專輯「Chamber Songs」亦被Down Beat雜誌評為2010年度最佳專輯之一。

除自身作品外，現居紐約的艾倫弗柏也經常與眾多爵士樂大師如Lee Konitz、Kenny Wheeler、Charlie Hunter、Don Byron、Harry Connick Jr.、Toshiko Akiyoshi等合作，並參與百老匯音樂劇與商業音樂的演出與錄音，曾與Dr.Dre、
Kelly Clarkson 、Sufjan Stevens等合作錄音

Alan Ferber曾兩度來台於台北國際爵士音樂節中演出，並參與啟彬與凱雅兩張爵士專輯錄製。此番來台，將再度與台灣爵士樂指標啟彬與凱雅爵士四重奏攜手共演，是愛樂者不容錯過的夢幻組合!

Alan Ferber is known internationally as a jazz trombonist, composer and bandleader. For the last two years, he has been recognized as one of the leading trombonists of his generation in Down Beat magazine’s International Critics’ Poll and Readers’ Poll (in 2011, he placed second in the Critics’ Poll). He has released four albums, all of which blur traditional boundaries through an intriguing mix of influences. The Wall Street Journal affectionately describes his music as “somehow both old school and cutting edge”. Alan’s latest project with his nonet and string orchestra is called Chamber Songs and has been released on Sunnyside Records. It creates an “instantly transcendent musical experience that floats effortlessly and beautifully between jazz and classical music” (WNYC) and was named one of the best CDs of 2010 in Down Beat Magazine. Alan has released two additional recordings featuring his nonet on the reputable Fresh Sound New Talent label, The Compass and Scenes From An Exit Row.

It makes sense that Alan’s music draws from such a broad stylistic base considering the disparate list of artists he has performed and recorded with over the years: Charlie Hunter, Sufjan Stevens, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Harry Connick Jr, Peter Gabriel, Lee Konitz, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Dr. Dre, Kenny Wheeler, John Hollenbeck, Don Byron, Kelly Clarkson, and They Might Be Giants.

He also remains busy on the commercial music scene in New York, performing steadily on Broadway shows, television jingle recordings, and album recording sessions. His discography lists over eighty CDs on which he has played trombone.

As a composer, Alan has written over fifty original works and has received commissions from Bang On A Can, the Atlantic Brass Quintet, the Caswell Sisters, and numerous high schools and universities. Alan is currently adjunct professor of trombone and composition at New York University, Montclair State University, and the Peabody Conservatory of Music at Johns Hopkins University.

Alan has been to Taiwan in 2011 and 2012 as an artist of Taipei International Jazz Festival and faculty of Taipei International Summer Jazz Academy. He will performed with Taiwan’s Jazz icon : Chipin & Kaiya Jazz Quartet at Riverside Music Café.