Mike DiRubbo Quartet

Mike DiRubbo - alto saxophoneCaili ODoherty - pianoUgonna Okegwo - bassAdam Arruda - drums For three decades, the New Haven-born, New York City-based alto saxophonist, bandleader and educator Mike DiRubbo has reigned supreme as a master of his instrument, as evidenced by his forthcoming recording Way Out Northwest, Recorded in Vancouver, British Columbia. A pun on the title of Sonny Rollins epic 1957 LP, Way Out West, Way Out Northwest showcases DiRubbo with a Vancouver rhythm section, swinging on the 8 tracks of no-nonsense, straight-ahead jazz, featuring original compositions by DiRubbo, which include his tributes to pianist Harold Mabern and trumpeter Jim Rotondi. Honoring Jazz ancestors while moving the music forward has been DiRubbos stock-in-trade, ever since he studied at Jackie McLeans Institute of Jazz of the Hartt School, University of Hartford, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Music in 1992, and earned a Master of Music in 2018 from SUNY College at Purchase. DiRubbo has been a teaching artist at the Litchfield Jazz Camp for 30 years, and more recently at the Stanford Jazz Workshop. DiRubbo moved to New York City in 1997 and quickly established himself as a leader…