Alec Safy: Jazz Musician in New York

About Alec Safy

Alec Safy is a New York City–based jazz artist whose work is heard in small-room settings like Ornithology Jazz Club. He has shared the bandstand with players including Todd Herbert, Jeremy Manasia, Jason Clotter, Larry Banks, Anthony Pearlman, Brent Lerman, Jules Gardener, and Charlie Lincoln. Safy’s performances favor clear ensemble communication, with an ear for structure and how lines lock together in real time. On bills that pair him with working improvisers, he tends to let the group dynamic carry the narrative rather than spotlighting virtuoso display.