Alan Ferber Nonet

"The nonet format holds a special place in jazz," says bandleader and Grammy nominee Alan Ferber. "The format produces the wide array of voices and colors of a big band, while maintaining the tight, quicksilver unity of a small ensemble. Miles Davis and Gil Evans put the format on the map with their historic 1948-50 Birth of the Cool recordings."
Alan creates a nonet for right now of his original compositions, played by a group of all-stars, many of them based locally:
Alan Ferber / trombone & compositions
Garrett Schmidt / trumpet
Bennett Wood / alto saxophone
Chris Cheek / tenor saxophone
Joel Vanderheyden / baritone saxophone
Matt Sewell / guitar
Adam Maness / piano
Bob DeBoo / bass
Mark Ferber / drums
Special guest: Jody Redhage Ferber / cello
Multiple Grammy-nominated trombonist/composer Alan Ferber has been called “one of the jazz world’s premier composers and arrangers for larger groups” (All About Jazz-NY) and was recognized as 2022’s winner of Down Beat magazine’s International Critics’ Poll for Rising Star trombonist.  He has released nine albums as a bandleader, most recently featuring his celebrated nonet called Alan Ferber Nonet: Up High, Down Low on Sunnyside Records. Ferber is set to release a new collaborative trio album in May with his wife, cellist Jody Redhage Ferber, and identical twin brother, drummer Mark Ferber.  This album was recorded at Shock City Studios in St Louis, Missouri while Jody & Alan lived there from 2020-2022. Sprinkled throughout are guest appearances made by celebrated St Louis natives Chris Cheek on saxophone, Adam Maness on piano, & Matt Sewell on guitar.
As a collaborator, Ferber has participated on fifteen Grammy-nominated albums and two Grammy-winning albums alongside a variety of artists including Miguel Zenon, The National, Gerald Wilson, Sara Gazarek, John Hollenbeck, and Dafnis Prieto. He has recorded & performed extensively in other genres with artists including Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon, Sufjan Stevens, and Dr. Dre.  He has written and arranged music for an array of artists and media, including the Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Broadway star Shoshana Bean, Cynthia Erivo, the Taipei (TPO) Big Band, and the hit video game, Valorant.  As a producer, Alan worked on the highly acclaimed large ensemble albums Real Enemies & Dynamic Maximum Tension by composer Darcy James Argue, among others. As an educator and mentor, Alan currently serves as the Associate Director of the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop in New York City, a reputable incubator for emerging big band composers.  He also teaches on the faculties of New York University and Montclair State University.
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