As a clinician for the Edwards Instrument Co., he has also given master classes throughout the world and has toured Europe extensively as a master teacher and recitalist. Joseph Alessi is currently on the faculty of The Juilliard School his students now occupy posts with many major symphony orchestras in the U.S. In 2002 Alessi was awarded an International Trombone Association Award for his contributions to the world of trombone music and trombone playing. He is a founding member of the Summit Brass ensemble at the Rafael Mendez Brass Institute in Tempe, Arizona. He was featured in the 1997 International Trombone Festival in Feldkirch, Austria, and the International Meeting of Brass Instruments in Lille, France. Alessi has also participated in numerous festivals, including the Festivale Musica di Camera in Protogruaro, Italy Cabrillo Music Festival Swiss Brass Week and Lieksa Brass Week in Finland. In June 2016 he gave the World Premiere of William Bolcom’s Trombone Concerto, a Philharmonic co-commission, conducted by then Music Director Alan Gilbert as part of the NY PHIL BIENNIAL Alessi and the Philharmonic, led by Alan Gilbert, reprised the concerto in the 2016–17 season.Īlessi has been a guest soloist with the Lincoln, Colorado, Syracuse, Virginia, Alabama, Santa Barbara, Puerto Rico, Hartford, and South Dakota symphony orchestras New Japan, Seoul, Hague, and Helsinki philharmonic orchestras National Repertory Orchestra Orchestra of Teatro Massimo Bellini in Catania, Sicily Mannheim National Theater Orchestra and National Symphony of Taiwan. In July 2013 he appeared with the Philharmonic as soloist in Bramwell Tovey’s The Lincoln Tunnel Cabaret for Trombone and Orchestra, written for Alessi, at Summertime Classics and at Bravo! Vail, both performances conducted by the composer. He performed the World Premiere of Melinda Wagner’s Trombone Concerto, conducted by Lorin Maazel in February 2007. In April 1990 he made his New York Philharmonic solo debut, performing Creston’s Fantasy for Trombone, and in 1992 premiered Christopher Rouse’s Pulitzer Prize–winning Trombone Concerto with the Philharmonic, which commissioned the work for its 150th anniversary celebration. He has performed as guest principal trombonist with the London Symphony Orchestra in Carnegie Hall, led by Pierre Boulez.Īlessi is an active soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. Before joining the Philharmonic, Alessi was second trombone of The Philadelphia Orchestra for four seasons, and principal trombone of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra for one season.
He began musical studies in his native California with his father, Joseph Alessi, Sr., as a high school student in San Rafael, California, and was a soloist with the San Francisco Symphony before continuing his musical training at the Curtis Institute of Music. Max currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and three beautiful children.Joseph Alessi was appointed Principal Trombone of the New York Philharmonic, The Gurnee F. His latest spot Nike “The Original Impossible” premiered before the 2023 NFL Super Bowl. His boundary-pushing spot for the NFL “Take It To The House, Kid” (2020) received two Cannes Lions in the Entertainment and Sports verticals, as well as four Sports Emmys.
Max’s work behind the camera has earned him many prestigious honors, including several awards for Nike “Frozen Moment” spot featuring Michael Jordan, AICP Visual Style honors for Nike “Magnet” and “Move,” as well as recognition as an AICP Excellence Honoree for Nike “Freestyle”.
The campaign also won bronze at One Show and was honored for Advertising Excellence/Campaign at the 2017 AICP Awards. His work on the Nike “Unlimited” Olympics campaign similarly generated an incredible amount of buzz across social media channels and was recognized with numerous awards, including the esteemed Gold Film Lion at the 2016 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. “One in a Billion” – Adidas’ first-ever ad for China – was highly acclaimed for its championing of creativity and individuality in sports and took home Silver at the 2017 CLIO Awards for Fashion: Film. Russell.Īs a director, Max’s distinct visual aesthetic has received the attention of some of the world’s best-known global brands, having directed numerous films for the likes of Nike, Beats, Jim Beam, Volvo, Coca-Cola, Adidas, Samsung, T-Mobile, Blue Moon, Mercedes, and Apple. He would go on to bring his unique visual style to the world of commercials and feature films, working with such prolific directors as Jonathan Glazer, Michel Gondry, Jim Sheridan, and David O. Max Malkin began directing after an impressive career as a director of photography, cutting his teeth on some of the most iconic music videos of all time for artists including Eminem, The Dead Weather, Beck, Red Hot Chili Peppers, R.E.M., and The Beastie Boys.
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