Ali Ryerson Quintet at Blairstown Theater

BLAIRSTOWN — Jazz flutist Ali Ryerson, consistently voted among the top jazz flutists in the Downbeat Jazz Poll, and recently honored as Jazz Flutist of the Year nominee (Jazz Journalists Association) will be performing at the Historic Blairstown Theater. Ryerson performs, records and teaches internationally. She has toured the US, Canada, Europe, Japan, New Zealand and North Africa, with performances ranging from Carnegie Hall to the Kennedy Center; the Monterey Jazz Festival to the Guinness Jazz Festival in Ireland; Ronnie Scottand’s in London to the Blue Note in both New York City and Japan. With a career spanning four decades, Ryerson has released nearly 20 jazz albums on major jazz labels such as Concord Records and legendary jazz producer Bob Thieleand’s label Red Baron. Ryerson is the author of the highly acclaimed book, the Jazz Flute Practice Method. She conducts master classes worldwide, has been on the faculty of the Litchfield Jazz Camp, the IJAM JAZZ summer camp in Italy, and is a visiting faculty member at The Jazzschool in Berkeley, California. Ryerson studied flute with Harold Bennett and John Wion and is a graduate of the Hartt School of Music. Ryerson’s Autograph Series of Flutes for Brio! is being introduced this year, along with her latest CD Con Brio!, which features some of today’s most contemporary jazz artists Mike Mainieri, Pete Levin, Mike DeMicco, Mark Egan and Danny Gottlieb. Showtime is 8:30 p.m. Doors open at 7:30 Tickets are $20.