Ralph Alessi (born March 5, 1963) is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and ECM recording artist.

[6][7][8] Alessi has also recorded and performed with artists including Steve Coleman, Uri Caine, Fred Hersch, and Don Byron.

[9][10] Alessi is known for his work as an educator,[11] and in 2001 he founded the School for Improvisational Music in Brooklyn, New York.

[7] JazzTimes describes their "musical bond" as "arguably developing into a rapport on par with the highest echelon of trumpet/tenor combinations";[6] Coltrane once gave an interview with NPR focused entirely on his favorite song, Alessi's "Who Wants Ice Cream".

[18] With David Ake With Don Byron With Michael Cain With Uri Caine With James Carney With Steve Coleman With Ravi Coltrane With Scott Colley With David Gilmore With Drew Gress With Fred Hersch With Jason Moran With Enrico Pieranunzi With Lonnie Plaxico With Sam Rivers With Yelena Eckemoff With Others