ALBA PUJOLS

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER / MARCH 25

When she was between 3 and 4 years old, the fiery Catalan musician, Alba Pujols, wanted to be a flutist, a singer, and an orchestral conductor. Fortuitously, her mother said to her, “Alba, listen... Wouldn't you like to play the trombone?” While it did take some convincing, Alba listened, began to learn the instrument, and the rest is history. Playing with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis when she took New York by storm, she won the hearts of the audience with the inspired and inventive virtuosity of her solo playing, and melted into the ensemble when called for. Alba returns to JALC, leading her ensemble while also breathing lyrical fire and making combustible music through the 9 feet of trombone pipe once again. RDG