ABOUT
Alex is a trombonist, sousaphonist, composer, arranger, and educator based in Adelaide, Australia. He was a semi-finalist in the Australian National Jazz Awards (2017), released his debut album Sleep Faster through Wizard Tone Records (2019).
Career highlights include performing with the Australian National Jazz Orchestra (2021), Stonnington Jazz Festival (2020, 2021), WOMADelaide (2022), and the Adelaide Jazz Festival (2023, 2024). Alex is a co-Artistic Director of Creative Original Music Adelaide.
Alex was commissioned to compose set pieces for ABODA-SA Bands Festival (2013, 2016, 2024), SA Schools Jazz Festival (2020), and has adjudicated the ABODA stage band divisions (2013, 2024) and Generations in Jazz small ensembles division (2023). Since 2013 he has lectured in trombone, improvisation, and large ensemble at the Elder Conservatorium of Music.