He also has recorded with his mentor, notable Pittsburgh tenor stalwart, Don Aliquo Sr.
Notable collaborations include a duo recording with eclectic pianist Michael Jefry Stevens and quartet recordings with Roger Humphries and the late Beegie Adair. His previous solo cd “Sun and Shield” features veteran jazz masters Rufus Reid, Jim McNeely, and the dynamic Obed Calvaire. The music is an electrifying modern outing with one foot in the future and one in the tradition.Īliquo has released six solo projects and has worked collaboratively or performed as a sideman on many others. The eight originals are both complex and open, which shows him expanding his boundaries not only as an instrumentalist and improviser, but also as a composer. “Growth” his newest release, explores new territory with intriguing compositions and ample solo space for Aliquo’s inspired improvisations. Saxophonist Don Aliquo’s playing has been described as “smooth as silk.with an unfailing feel for breath and phrasing' while extremely supple in the addressing of his axe but always zeroed in on what he's describing”.
