I’m a guest artist for this CD release this Saturday at the Berkeley Piano Club!
On May 18, 2024, cellist Lewis Patzner and pianist Jonathan Alford present an exciting program of music for cello and piano that crosses multiple genres, with a mix of originals and some select covers. They’ll be joined by special guests Keith Lawrence and Alexa Weber Morales. The evening is a celebration of a new album,...
The difference between streaming and live performance
The first time I finally had my sound interface properly connected to OBS (One Broadcasting System, open source software for live streaming to any platform) and played a show, there was a moment in the middle of it where I felt a surge, a flash, that delicious sense of improvisatory daring that you get when...
SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, Taste & Listen Musical Pop Up Dinner in Truckee, CA
SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, Taste & Listen Musical Pop Up Dinner benefiting the nonprofit of Trails & Vistas Stella is an interactive culinary dining affair. This is dinner as it should be. A repast with soul, heart, music, and nourishment. Stella highlights a focused Latin inspired menu shaped by creative imagination that combines familiarity with...
Our SFJAZZ 5/18 8 pm show is sold out! Tickets still available for 9:30 pm!
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 9:30 pm! Please come out...
Morales, Dyer & Green: A Tribute to Lambert, Hendricks & Ross – May 18, 2017 – SFJAZZ
Apparently, our first show is already sold out, but you can still catch the second set! This will be the third time we perform this iconic collection of straight ahead jazz vocal tunes from the greatest vocal group in jazz! Morales, Dyer & Green: A Tribute to Lambert, Hendricks & Ross – May 18, 2017...
Singing 8pm tonight (1st set only) with Anne Sajdera’s band at Doc’s Lab in San Francisco
Looking forward to playing with pianist/composer Anne Sajdera at a great location for jazz in San Francisco, Doc’s Lab. I’m doing a Joni Mitchell tune, an Anne Sajdera original, a Sting tune in French and a Brazilian gem. Lots of improvising and then I get to sit and listen to the second set. As always,...
Boca Mundial plays San Francisco Presidio Officer’s Club Friday 9/23 6 pm!
A great pleasure of gigging is getting to know the many intriguing venues and concert series we have here in the Bay Area. This Friday, September 23, from 6-7:30 pm, Boca Mundial sextet will be playing a free concert at a gorgeous historic spot, the San Francisco Presidio Officer’s Club. The concert is generously sponsored...
Morales, Dyer & Green: Tribute to Lambert, Hendricks & Ross @ Armando’s in Martinez 5/6/16
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE alexajazz.com Spectacular vocalese make Morales, Dyer & Green: A Tribute to Lambert, Hendricks & Ross a must-see They were dubbed the “hottest new group in jazz”, but a fatal car crash and a pesky heroin addiction cut short their time together. Even so, the world has never forgotten the magic of Lambert, Hendricks...
How do you start a truly diverse jazz/improvised music performance collective in Oakland?
How would we start a jazz/improvised music performance collective that was truly inclusive and diverse* for performing musicians in Oakland? This is a serious question. I realize that some of these already exist (Oakland Public Conservatory, La Peña, The Sound Room), and there are jams as well, such as the one started by tenor saxophonist...