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Alex Sipiagin: NoFo Skies
ByAlex Sipiagin
trumpetb.1967

Dr. John
piano1940 - 2019

Elvis Costello
vocalsb.1954

Dave Holland
bassb.1946

Michael Brecker
saxophone, tenor1949 - 2007
Sipiagin and company waste no time laying down the blueprint. Fronted by a flurry of exhilarating staccato lines, tenor saxophonist

Chris Potter
saxophone, tenorb.1971

Will Vinson
saxophone, altob.1977

Eric Harland
drumsb.1976

John Escreet
pianob.1984

Alina Engibaryan
vocalsb.1993
Sipiagin moves away from the percolating and propulsive with the ambient minimalist explorations of "Sky 1" and "Sky 2." Harland is a skittery presence, his brush work and atmospheric cymbal work giving balance to clouds of synth and the resonant depth of bassist

Matt Brewer
bassb.1983
Track Listing
Rush; NoFo Skies; Recovery; Savoir; Sky 1; Shadows; Start Of . . .; Sky 2; Between AM's; For You.
Personnel
Alex Sipiagin
trumpetAlex Sipiagin: Trumpet; Chris Potter: Tenor Saxophone; Wiil Vinson: Alto Saxophone; John Escreet: Piano and Keyboards; Matt Brewer: Bass; Eric Harland: Drums; Alina Engibaryan: Vocals (# 3, 6, 9, 10).
Album information
Title: NoFo Skies | Year Released: 2019 | Record Label: Blue Room
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