Alicyn Yaffee: Jazz Musician in New York

About Alicyn Yaffee

Alicyn Yaffee is a New York City–based jazz artist heard at Ornithology Jazz Club, where she appears in rotating ensembles and dialogue-style sets. She has worked alongside players including Todd Herbert, Jeremy Manasia, Jason Clotter, Larry Banks, Anthony Pearlman, Brent Lerman, Jules Gardener, and Charlie Lincoln. Recent bills at Ornithology place her in conversation with musicians such as Uri Gurvich, Leo Genovese, Sam Minaie, Edward Perez, and drummer Steven Crammer. Her performances favor clarity over spectacle, with close attention to time, phrasing, and group interplay.