Trouble returns Bessesen to his native Colorado with a quartet of fellow young musicians and hometown legend Ron Miles

“Packed with accomplished solo declarations and notable melodic passages ‘Trouble’ announces a promising young voice in jazz.”

—The Denver Post

“A stimulating beginning to a career with a brilliant future.”

—Chicago Jazz Magazine

“The music on Max Bessesen’s debut is nothing if not evocative”

—Jazz Times

NYC woodwind artist and composer Max Bessesen creates music that “pushes boundaries without being abstruse and is stirringly emotive while eschewing melodrama.” (Jazziz Magazine)

His “saxophone virtuosity” (Downbeat) has helped him perform in bands led by Darcy James Argue, Mimi Jones, and Tyler Mitchell. He has played on four continents, and in New York venues like Dizzy’s Club, The Jazz Gallery, and Birdland. His 2020 album Trouble (Ropeadope) features Ron Miles and the single “Bakkam” won an ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award. Support for this and other projects came from Luminarts, Pathways to Jazz, and The Beebe Fund. Max is the recipient of four Downbeat student music awards including the “Outstanding Soloist” award.