Alexa Weber Morales | Grammy-Winning Singer-Songwriter / Cantautora

English – Spanish – French – Portuguese

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!

Our SFJAZZ 5/18 8 pm show is sold out! Tickets still available for 9:30 pm!

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A tribute to Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross’s landmark 1960 Columbia album, The Hottest New Group in Jazz, is performed by singers Alexa Weber Morales, Juliet Green, and Bryan Dyer. The show at SFJAZZ on Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 8 pm is sold out, but you can still get tickets for...

Fan funding / Music

Pacific Mambo Orchestra fan-funds their new album, Live from Stern Grove!

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Bringing The Mambo Back, Big Band-Style! The Grammy Award-winning Pacific Mambo Orchestra releases its 2nd full-length album (and it looks and sounds amazing)! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bringing-the-mambo-back-big-band-style#/ PMO was founded in 2010 and is celebrating the Latin Big Band revival with its 2nd full-length recording, entitled ‘Live from Stern Grove’ feat. Sheila E.,...

Video

Impressions of NAMM 2017 – Day one

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Piano / Songs / Video

My arrangement of Over the Rainbow

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Here’s how I play the Harold Arlen/E.Y. Harburg standard, Over the Rainbow. I first arranged this 16 years ago — I remember that because I was pregnant with my son at the time! I added some new touches recently. Oh, and I always modulated up — even before hearing the...

Music / News / Songs

“SAKURA” – PMO FEATURING NORA SUZUKI (ORQUESTA DE LA LUZ) 2017 ALBUM PREVIEW

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ALBUM PREVIEW 2017 The Grammy Award Winning Pacific Mambo Orchestra announces the upcoming release of their second full album. It is due in Spring of 2017 and will be named “Live from Stern Grove”. It will feature world-renowned names such as Sheila E and Marlow Rosado. The 11 track album will open with “Sakura” – PMO’s brand...

Events / Music

Boca Mundial plays Dreamforce! Accenture stage, Tuesday 10/4, 2-3 pm!

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My band Boca Mundial plays the Dreamforce Accenture stage this coming Tuesday, October 4 from 2-3 pm! This marks the first time I’ll both attend the conference as press while also playing the massive event, which brings half a million people or more to San Francisco every fall, as a musician! Looking forward to...

Gigs

My songwriting, singing, writing and gigging clients are keeping me busy in 2016! Let’s keep the momentum going!

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Recent clients 2016: Cantabile Youth Singers (corporate gig at gorgeous remodeled Angelicas, thanks for the lead, Mike Rinta!) Nissan (writing & recording two radio spots), Torani (performing with Pacific Mambo Orchestra), Cigital (corporate gig), Steffen Kuehn Music (composing/singing on his new record at Fantasy Recording Studios), The Music & Sound Retailer (new client I met covering The NAMM Show)! If you want to put my unique skills...

Halloween / Video

Mars Attacks Halloween makeup tutorial

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This Mars Attacks Halloween makeup tutorial is part two of the brain hat tutorial. Together with some Dollar Store eyeballs, this makes a rocking good martian! For the whole costume, you need either an all green outfit or a red cape. It would be awesome to have the giant glass...

Gigs

BOCA MUNDIAL starring ALEXA MORALES with special guest JET MURCIELAGO Friday 9/18 @ Armando’s!

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Adventure / Music / Nature

Three great musician/teachers in 2015! COME TO Oakland Feather River Camp MUSIC WEEK!

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COME TO OFRC MUSIC WEEK! July 5-12, 2015 All ages are welcome to explore ensemble playing on a variety of instruments (bring what you have!). A few guitars and ukeleles, a piano and some percussion instruments will be available. We will also offer accompaniment for singers. There will be karaoke for...

Music / News / Writing

Covering #ASCAPEXPO in Hollywood! Gonna meet Bill Withers!

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This is where being a musician AND a writer comes in handy! Got my press pass to cover #ASCAPEXPO! Stay tuned, and read on for more information about the upcoming conference! Highlights: Aloe Blacc to Interview Legendary Bill Withers! Chart-topping Songwriters and Composers Added to 3-Day Lineup Include Grizzy Bear’s Chris...

Music / News

‘Pacific Mambo Dance’: New Single and Video drop March 3! Pre-order now!

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Why do we want you to pre-order? Well, if enough people do, it will get us on the front page of the iTunes store… so why not go for it? Do it! PREORDER NOW PRETTY PLEASE “The new song from PMO is an infectious, get-off-your-feet dance anthem that aims...

Music / Video

Minimalist Holiday? Try “From Me To Yule” original Christmas tune by Alexa Weber Morales

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The song is available as a single or part of the expanding EP From Me To Yule. From Me To Yule by Alexa Weber Morales This was inspired by all the great stuff I see out on the street, but know that people would be offended to get...

Gigs / Music

We are the CHAMPIONS! Pacific Mambo Orchestra wins the GRAMMY!!!!

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I’m finally getting around to writing this: Pacific Mambo Orchestra has won the Grammy for Tropical Latin Album, beating out Marc Anthony, Carlos Vives, Los Angeles Azules and Sergio George. Steffen Kuehn and Christian Tumalan, our bandleaders, were at the Grammy pre-telecast to accept the award, while most of the...

Books

My new book, Practice Secrets of the Pros, is now available on Amazon!

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Now available on Amazon! Practice Secrets of the Pros: Motivation, Method and Memory for Musicians… and Other Athletes by Alexa Weber Morales Kindle edition In 2010, Grammy-nominated latin jazz singer-songwriter Alexa Weber Morales began a quest for pragmatic, inspiring advice about musical mastery. She interviewed experts, researched the techniques of...

Advice / Music / News

We did it! So how the heck did PMO go from zero to Grammy-nominated in 3 years?!

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I was taking a break from a private jazz gig at the De Young Museum in San Francisco when the text messages began flowing. I couldn’t help whooping with pleasure, even though I was standing in an art gallery being watched by a guard. Pacific Mambo Orchestra had done it:...

Video

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Gigs / Music

PMO comes to SFJAZZ June 15, 2013 8 pm

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“Alexa Weber Morales brings sensually soaring vocals to the mix.” ~SFJAZZ With special guests Ray Obiedo and Tommy Igoe of the Tommy Igoe Big Band and NYC Birdland fame! June 15, 2013, shows at 8 and 10 pm, Miner Auditorium, SFJAZZ Tickets: 8 pm $35/seated $25/GA dance floor 10 pm...

Gigs / Music / Photos

Photos from Bake’s Place concert in Seattle

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Vince Mansel and I had an amazing time in Seattle. After I’d spent a day working on writing business and sight-seeing in balmy weather, Vince texted me the morning of the gig to tell me he’d missed his flight, but was sure he’d catch the next one and be at...

Music / Video

Into the Stratosphere OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO starring… my feet!

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Now available on iTunes, Bandcamp, CDBaby and more! http://www.alexajazz.com http://alexawebermorales.bandcamp.com/track/into-the-stratosphere Into the Stratosphere Lyrics and Music by Alexa Weber Morales © 1999 (BMI) from I Wanna Work For You, Crazy Monkey Productions (2011) All vocals: Alexa Weber Morales Arrangement, acoustic bass: Sam Bevan Timbales, drumset: Colin Douglas Congas: Carlos Caro...

Gigs / Music / Photos

San Jose Jazz Fest Concert Photos

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Here are some great pictures from the San Jose Jazz Festival of my gigs with Pacific Mambo Orchestra on Friday and my own band on Saturday. Love these two by Tom Ehrlich! Photo by Francis DeLeon:

Fun / Kids / Music

Back from Oakland Feather River Camp!

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It’s hard to stay inside after a week of living outdoors, swimming in creeks and mountain lakes, making music and dancing, reading, hiking, socializing and, before bed, seeing the Milky Way snaking across the star-spattered sky. That’s my life at Oakland Feather River Camp, where I’ve taught the music program...

Music / News

Alexa Weber Morales: ‘I believe musicians should be allowed to marry,’ addresses rumors of her own musicianship

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Oakland, CA. Alexa Weber Morales has built a career singing quirky songs about economic and romantic instability. Tunes like “I Wanna Work For You,” “But I’m Weak” and “Catastrofe de Amor” have led to rampant speculation about her relationship status and credit worthiness. Today, she’s breaking the silence. “Oh, there’s...

Music / Reviews / Songs / Technology / Video

The Names of the Winds – New Video

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I upgraded to Sibelius First 7 this week and have had a lot of fun learning its features, especially the ability to create video of your sheet music! I exported a video of the sheet music (which took me a few days to transcribe — I only had a lead...

Gigs / Music / Video

Fantastic show footage & interview: I Wanna Work For You at Yoshi’s Oakland

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CD release and Kickstarter victory celebration at Yoshi’s Oakland on December 18, 2011. Thanks to Patrick Hickey for amazing photos included in this video, Yoshi’s Oakland for being such a fantastic venue, and Roberto Daza, Mark Oltmanns and Oakland North for stellar video coverage of this show. Arranger, associate producer:...

Gigs / News / Photos

Pictures from Yoshi’s by Patrick Hickey

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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

Gigs / Music / News

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

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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...

Gigs / Music / Video

Alexa Gets Funky with PMO

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Oh man. I was feeling good on Monday. Here’s a funky chacha brassy big band salsa BAYAREA soul breakdown version of Asi No Papa with Pacific Mambo Orchestra at Cafe Cocomo in San Francisco! See all you papacitos & mamacitas on SATURDAY night!

Fiction / Photos

Film Noir

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It was nearly 4 a.m. She wasn’t sure how long she’d been standing there, teasing the threads of memory… Had she really pulled a gun from the folds of her burgundy satin trench coat, spun on her violet stilettos and fired a stolen taser at the sinewy alien who’d...

Photos

Painting by James Gayle

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James Gayles is a Bay Area fine artist who wrote me early this year: “I will be staging an exhibition of my work in September 2011 titled Latin JazzMasters. I have been given a grant by the City of Oakland to do these paintings which will consist of portraits of...

Music / Pep talks / Photos

Never Give Up

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Action begets action! Look at how much you have done! Laugh at all the times you smacked against walls, fell into holes, made godawful mistakes, wandered aimlessly, said what should never be said, kissed the wrong frog, embarrassed yourself and others, acted a fool. That’s how you get wise, baby....

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Gigs / News

April news & gigs

by Alexa Weber Morales on Apr 13, 2017 • No Comments

April is alive! Thanks to all who came to our sold-out BOCA MUNDIAL Valentine’s Day show and dinner at Fenix. I love checking back on the livestream — it’s an amazing setup they have there, and the club is gorgeous, like a mini-Yoshi’s. Speaking of Yoshi’s, Pacific Mambo Orchestra will play our CD release concert...

KonMari / Minimalism / Video

Is it time to go car-free? Minimalism and car sharing

by Alexa Weber Morales on Apr 6, 2017 • No Comments

Music / Video

Short People by Randy Newman – voice and piano

by Alexa Weber Morales on Mar 24, 2017 • No Comments

KonMari / Minimalism / Video

Remodelación minimalista de recamara para niño: ANTES y DESPUÉS!

by Alexa Weber Morales on Mar 23, 2017 • No Comments

KonMari / Minimalism / Video

Minimalist kid’s room remodel: BEFORE & AFTER!

by Alexa Weber Morales on Mar 22, 2017 • No Comments

Gigs / Music / Video

You can stream our sold-out Valentine’s Day show online!

by Alexa Weber Morales on Feb 16, 2017 • No Comments

We had such a good time Tuesday night at Fenix in San Rafael playing quiet romantic Brazilian jazz along with some originals and songs and Italian, French, Spanish and Portuguese! I was joined by Anne Sajdera on keys, Jeff Chambers on acoustic bass and Amy Molinelli on percussion. I took two melodica solos that I’m pretty...

Video

Tips for digital decluttering: Minimalist computer and smart phone ideas

by Alexa Weber Morales on Feb 7, 2017 • No Comments

Music / Philanthropy

Stand with Bandcamp today in Support of Immigrants/Basic Human Values

by Alexa Weber Morales on Feb 3, 2017 • No Comments

This Friday, for any purchase made on Bandcamp, the company will donate 100% of their profit share of the proceeds to the American Civil Liberties Union, who are working to oppose last week’s Executive Order barring immigrants and refugees from seven Middle Eastern countries from entering the United States. Please read more about Bandcamp’s position here, and help spread...

Video

Minimalismo digital: Tips para mantener tu laptop más seguro y organizado

by Alexa Weber Morales on Feb 3, 2017 • No Comments

Reviews / Video

Unboxing and review: Duraflame electric fireplace insert with heater

by Alexa Weber Morales on Feb 2, 2017 • No Comments

On an especially chilly Northern California day in December, I was searching Amazon for electric stove heaters when I came across these “fireplace inserts”. I bought a used/returned Duraflame DFI020ARU-A004 Electric Fireplace Insert w/ Heater for $100 from Amazon warehouse deals, and I LOVE IT! The flames are so realistic — better, in fact, than if...

Video

Impressions of NAMM 2017 – Day two – piano car – lucite piano – Jake Shimabukuro

by Alexa Weber Morales on Jan 30, 2017 • No Comments

Here’s the vlog from my second day at (rainy) NAMM 2017 at the Anaheim Convention Center. Most inspiring was the Steve Gadd show at Catalina (no video of that, of course), as well as Jake Shimabukuro playing While My Guitar Gently Weeps on the show floor. He showed me what Hal Galper meant when he...

Songwriting

What If Sex Were Real – Tiny Desk Concert Contest Entry – original song by Alexa Morales

by Alexa Weber Morales on Jan 30, 2017 • No Comments

So my creaky Nord keyboard drove me crazy and I tried to doctor it up or multitrack but I didn’t want to lip-sync this as it’s my entry to the NPR Tiny Desk Concert 2017 and it had to be in front of a desk. I gave up and decided this was the best performance… If...

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