“Something about the sound Mike DiRubbo elicits from the alto saxophone –deep, dark, immense, with a machete edge that denotes a ready-for-anything urban sensibility – immediately grabs the ear.” Ted Panken “DiRubbo’s alto speaks in a distinctly powerful voice that’s at the same time modern and timeless." Doron Orenstein, Best Saxophone “…Mike DiRubbo has a big, bold alto tone, an unerring time feel and remarkable facility on the instrument.” Bill Milkowski, Jazz Times Today, in an age where media-created young lions are more interested in downloads than down beats, alto saxophonist/composer/bandleader/educator Mike DiRubbo is the real deal. Ever since he arrived in New York two decades ago, DiRubbo has reigned supreme as one of the most durable and dynamic musicians of his generation. That bold statement is augmented by the aural evidence of his work with the brightest jazz stars including Al Foster Larry Willis Jimmy Cobb Harold Mabern Eddie Henderson Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Tony Reedus Dwayne Burno, Peter Washington, Steve Davis, Carl Allen, John Hicks and Cecil Payne, and as a solo artist, with eight critically-acclaimed CD’s as a leader. Mike DiRubbo’s latest quartet features pianist Brian Charette bassist Ugonna Okegwo and drummer JK Kim. No other jazz musician at the change of the century is more poised to write his swinging, sonic signature on the music, than this amazing and enduring artist. Mike is a Yanagisawa saxophone artist.