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I'm an Oakland jazz salsa singer-songwriter, fluent in a few languages thanks to my itinerant childhood. Since 2004 I've done more than a dozen studio recordings for my own & other bands. In 2010, I sang on the Grammy-nominated Bien! Bien! In 2011, I made a fan-funded CD, and in 2012 my singing/songwriting was on Pacific Mambo Orchestra's debut CD. In 2013, we won a Grammy!

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Pacific Mambo Orchestra's Recording Project on Kickstarter!

Pacific Mambo Orchestra’s Recording Project on Kickstarter!

Be a part of Pacific Mambo Orchestra’s first studio album! Swimming against the technological current, in 2011 pianist Christian Tumalan and trumpeter Steffen Kuehn formed a 19-member acoustic force to be reckoned with.  One year later, the San Francisco Bay Area is loco for PMO, which plays premier clubs and festivals and is packed with...
Rock History: Live Chat with Steve Morse and John Laurenti

Rock History: Live Chat with Steve Morse and John Laurenti

Just got this note. Looks interesting! Hi Alexa, Last week, we launched an exciting new course called Rock History. The course contains the most comprehensive curriculum on the history of rock music ever created. It takes an in-depth look at the highs and lows of rock over the past 60 years—the key heroes and villains,...
NAMM Wrap-up: Booth Babe Blues

NAMM Wrap-up: Booth Babe Blues

It’s hard to sing in a trade show booth — that is, without all the trappings. At NAMM, everywhere you walked there was a musician playing in a booth, showing off the wares of his or her corporate sponsor.  Some had a better set-up than others: A small wooden circle stage, just 8 inches off...
NAMM: Steve Vai on Not Struggling in the Music Business

NAMM: Steve Vai on Not Struggling in the Music Business

“I never struggled a day in this business,” said Steve Vai. “I’ve been so blessed. It was always, how can I do this thing on guitar, and you work until you can do that.” Vai was honored at the 27th annual TEC awards, receiving the 2011 Les Paul award for the creative application of music...
Day One at NAMM

Day One at NAMM

Today was actually our day two, as we started yesterday for the press preview. Some of the press we previewed for were legit, some probably formed a publishing concern in order to get a pass to NAMM. But today it started to become clear just how much of an onslaught of music business insiders and...
See you at NAMM! My first (appropriately geeky) endorsement deal!

See you at NAMM! My first (appropriately geeky) endorsement deal!

So I’ve had a really interesting gig these past few months, where I get to mix my three main skills as a professional musician & bandleader, a technology journalist/pundit and a copywriter. I’m actually working with Exadel, the makers of Tiggzi, to shape the perfect tool to help musicians build their own mobile apps to...
Pictures from Yoshi's by Patrick Hickey

Pictures from Yoshi’s by Patrick Hickey

These pictures by Patrick Hickey of our Kickstarter Victory Celebration and CD Release at Yoshi’s are worth more than 1000 words each! Thank you so much, Patrick! None of us have ever seen a photo set that was THIS gorgeous from one concert! More pictures here: http://www.idyll.com/alexa/slideshow
We won Latin Jazz Outer Edges Album of the Year!

We won Latin Jazz Outer Edges Album of the Year!

Thanks to all the fans who voted for us! I share the award for Latin Jazz Outer Edges Album of the Year with arranger/associate producer Sam Bevan, as well as Colin Douglas, Carlos Caro, Jonathan Alford, Gary Mankin, Steffen Kuehn, Mara Fox and Felix Samuel! Thank you all, and thanks to Chip Boaz of the...
Tonight on KPFA 94.1 FM

Tonight on KPFA 94.1 FM

I’ll be interviewed by Afrikahn Jahmal Dayvs at 11 pm tonight on KPFA 94.1 FM in Berkeley. You can listen online at http://www.kpfa.org/archive/id/75915!
I WANNA WORK FOR YOU CD Release Party @ Yoshi's Oakland 12/18

I WANNA WORK FOR YOU CD Release Party @ Yoshi’s Oakland 12/18

Announcing the I WANNA WORK FOR YOU album release concert Sunday, December 18 at Oakland Yoshi’s! Sam Bevan, Mara Fox, Vince Mansel, Braulio Barrera, Carlos Caro, Colin Douglas, Steffen Kuehn and Jonathan Alford join Grammy-nominated vocalist Alexa Weber Morales in performing originals from her latest album, which was fan-funded on Kickstarter. Tickets for the 7...
I Wanna Work For You Goes On Sale Today!

I Wanna Work For You Goes On Sale Today!

Today, my third full-length album goes on sale in digital format. This is an album about the search for work, for purpose, for justice, for love, for anything real in an artificial world. The 10 original tunes on I Wanna Work for You ruminate on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and naked grabs for...