ALEXANDER POPE NORRIS

trumpet, fluegelhorn, composer, arranger

is one of New York's city's most acclaimed and sought after musicians. Alex recently returned to the states following stints with Avishai Cohen's International Vamp Band and Lonnie Plaxico. He has worked with the Mingus Dynasty Big Band, the Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra and Maria Schnieder's Jazz Orchestra. Alex is currently also a member of Manny Oquendo's Cojunto LIBRE (Andy Gonzalez musical director and bass) and he appears as a featured soloist on their latest release. He has been featured with Betty Carter, "Patato" Valdez, Andy Gonzalez, Carl Allen, Ray Bryant, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Joshua Redman, Kenny Wheeler and Slide Hampton. Toured and recorded with Incognito, Us3, and Steve Winwood. Currently 'Pope' (as he is known to his friends) is an adjunct professor of Jazz Studies at the University of Miami. Alex is a graduate of the Peabody Conservatory of Music 1990 and holds a masters degree in jazz studies from the Manhattan School of Music. He has served as an instructor at the Manhattan School and the The New School Jazz Program. In addition, he performs all over the world with the renown timbalero Ralph Irizarry & Timbalaye. He can also be heard leading his own group at many clubs throughout the U.S. Look for Alex's debut recording as a leader on the Fresh Sounds record label.

Discography

ALEX NORRIS QUINTET

'A New Beginning' FRESH SOUNDS 2000

AVISHAI COHEN

'Layla' RAZDAZ 2003

LONNIE PLAXICO

'Live at the 5:01 Jazz Bar' PLAXMUSIC 2002
'So Alive' 441 Records 2004

ARI AMBROSE

'Waiting' STEEPLECHASE 2004

MANNY OQUENDO y Cojunto Libre

'Los New Yorkinos!' MILESTONE 2000

AVI LEBOVICH

'Constant Chase' FRESH SOUNDS 2001

RALPH IRIZARRY &TIMBALAYE

'Best Kept Secret' SHANACHIE 2000

JASON LINDNER Big Band

'Jazz Underground Live at Small’s' IMPULSE 1997
'Premonition' STRETCH 2000

US3

'Broadway & 52nd' BLUE NOTE 1997

INCOGNITO

'Beneath the Surface' VERVE 1996
'Last Night in Tokyo' Talkin’ Loud VERVE 1997

RUMBA CLUB

Radio Mundo PALMETTO 2001
'Espiritista' PALMETTO 1999
'Mamacita!' PALMETTO 1997
'Desde La Capital' PALMETTO 1995

MAKATO KURIYA

X-Based Music KING (with Marvin Smitty Smith) 1993

THE FLYING NUTRINOS

Swing This, Baby! BMG 1998