An Alec Spiegelman Quartet with Jeff Galindo - trombone, Eric Hofbauer - guitar, Nat Mugavero - drums.
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Trio with pianist Lefteris Kordis and drummer Thor Thorvaldsson.
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"Ronald Reagan", Boston's premier 80's pop saxophone duo - with Kelly Roberge.
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Cuddle Magic with Lucy, Max, Ben, Ashley, Christopher, Dave, Kristen, Eric, Bridget,
Cole, Matt, Mike, et. al
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Quartet with pianist Lefteris Kordis, bassist Bridget Kearney, and drummer Jorge Perez
Influences
Nat Mugavero, Ran Blake, Steve Lacy, Bob Brookmeyer, Rakalam Bob Moses, Paul Shaffer, Pee Wee Russell, Jack Teagarden, Benny Carter, Cyndi Lauper, Sonny Rollins, Mississippi John Hurt .... especially all my wonderful friends and colleagues in Boston! Click on my 'friends' and hear some incredible music!
Alec Spiegelman is a multi-woodwind player living in Brooklyn, NY.
As a saxophonist, clarinetist, and flutist, Alec has performed and/or recorded with Bob Moses, Bob Brookmeyer, Apollo Sunshine, Mandy Moore, Eilen Jewell, Josh Ritter, the Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra, Dan Blake, Brian Viglione, Gill Aharon, Audrey Ryan, Sarah Pedinotti, Nat Mugavero, Entrain, and Little Joe Cook, among many others.
A graduate of New England Conservatory and Harvard College, Alec studied with Steve Lacy, Ran Blake, Bob Brookmeyer, and Bob Moses.
Of late, Alec can be heard playing rootsy jazz with "modern vintage" songstress Miss Tess, honking r&b tenor with the Chicken Slacks Soul Revue, Balkan folk music with Tev Stevig and the Poludaktulos Orchestra, 80's pop songs reimagined for the saxophone duo "Ronald Reagan", and obscure bebop lines with Lefteris Kordis and Thor Thorvaldsson, in addition to singing his original pop songs with the experimental folk orchestra "Cuddle Magic".
Alec's original compositions for jazz ensemble -- most often enlisting Jeff Galindo, Eric Hofbauer, Nat Mugavero -- attempt the quixotic task of blending those influences.
"a very gifted clarinet, flute and bass clarinet player ... He's quite a guy" - Bob Brookmeyer (www.bobbrookmeyer.com)
Wood Spider would like to cordially invite you to 115 Franklin St, a neighborhood punk house in Allston, MA. We are lucky enough to be sharing the stage (basement floor) with O Pioneers!!!, FORT! the Band, Interrobang?! and the Brave Little Abacus! Get there at 7 to see us play!
Admission is free, but bring some a few bills anyway, to help out the touring bands (OP!!! has made their trek all the way from Texas!)
You have our eternal thanks,
-WS
My debut album "Hello" is now available on iTunes. Please pick-up the album that CD baby has called "full of life and very upbeat" and what fans are calling "a great listening experience".
Howdy everyone...Miss Tess & The Bon Ton Parade will be playing their first show ever at the Regatta Bar (Charles Hotel, Harvard Square, Cambridge). This is an important gig for us and we could really use your support! Thursday, Oct. 9 @ 7:30pm, $12
Y'all sounded fantastic last night. Great as always. Are you coming to the show this friday? I don't know in what capacity MT is appearing... Either way, be well! -Celia
hey alec! greta jammin with ya last night, i had a blast. loved the three fiddles and clarinet!! look forward to another jam sometime in the future!!!!
