Cachao, NG La Banda (lo viejo), Salif Keita, Sting, Earth Wind & Fire, Hugo Idrovo, Héctor Napolitano, Juan Carlos Gonzalez, Alain Mallet, Los Compadres, Grupo Changüí de Guantánamo, Los Van Van, Steely Dan, Gonzalo Grau, Jaco Pastorius, Jerry & Andy González & Fort Apache, Ohio Players, Isaac Delgado, Youssou N'Dour, Los Muñequitos de Matanzas, Jean-Baptiste Bocle, Led Zeppelin, Joao Gilberto, Orlando "Puntilla" Rios, Jorge Drexler, James Brown, Julio Jaramillo, Weather Report, Rubén Blades, Average White Band, La Grupa, Tomas Mapfumo, Joao Gilberto, Trencito de Los Andes, Ñanda Mañachi, Caetano Veloso, Johnny Pacheco, Héctor Lavoe and so many, many more.
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A little of everything, hopefully like me... CHECK THIS OUT!
RECORDING UPDATE
This past June we went to the wonderful WGBH studios in Boston to record the rhythm section. Under the direction of Gonzalo Grau, the drums, congas, timbales, minor percussion, keyboards and bass were recorded successfully. The musicians, Eric Doob, Ernesto Diaz, Karina Colis, Manolo Mairena, Rebecca Cline and Alex Alvear spent three days recording 13 tracks and the tracks are fantastic. Later in July, saxophonists Jared Sims and Felipe Salles recorded the sax tracks in a record-breaking session in New York. Both sessions were done under the direction of producer Gonzalo Grau.
So, slowly but surely, this project is moving forward. We have reached a temporary standstill because the campaign has only managed to raise one third of the production costs. That is why I am again asking for your support to help finalize this long-overdue album. By support I don’t mean a charitable donation but rather a pre-sales advance, an investment that will give you something back at every level of contribution. If you have not done so already, please invest in the campaign by going to:
If you cannot afford to make a financial contribution YOU CAN STILL HELP. Just simply share the link above with your music-loving Facebook friends and post the link right on their FB wall, and ask them to do the same.
In less than three months Facebook Fan base has grown to almost 550 people. Imagine if everyone contributed at the minimum level. By now, the campaign would be completely covered... Please help in any way you can.
A LITTLE ABOUT ME
I've been blessed with an array of musical experiences and from having shared with wonderful musicians that I feel I'm another grain of sand in this infinite ocean of sound and feeling.
I play bass, sing, compose and arrange. I've been playing for over 20 years from Rock to Afro Cuban Folklore, from Salsa to Acid Jazz and Funk, from Jazz to Urban Ecuadorian Folklore, experimenting and getting turned on by the great music this world has to offer. Born in Quito Ecuador and currently bouncing from Boston to New York to Ecuador. I've had the honor of working with some big names and with many others who should be, trying always to find my own voice and place in the world.
Tuesday nov 3, 9pm on line transmission for jamon drummers and percussionist podcast, my concert from Nuyorican Poets café With John Benítez, Zaccai Curtis, Amaury Acosta, Felipe Lamoglia, see you there...
EXHIBICIÓN DE ARTE ECUATORIANO, EN TODOS SUS AMBITOS, EXPONIENDO LA EXPERIENCIA DE LA MIGRACIÓN VISTA DESDE AMBAS PERSPECTIVAS PARA REVELAR COMO HEMOS MUTADO DEBIDO A ESTA.
GALERÍA DE LA COMUNIDAD MUSEO DE ARTE DE QUEENS New York City Building Flushing Meadows Corona Park Queens, NY 11368
16-31_DE_ENERO_2010
Curada por Ati Egas y miembros de EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO
CONVOCATORIA ABIERTA HASTA: 15_de_NOVIEMBRE_2009
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Hola Alex! Espero todo vaya bien en tu vida, yo sigo por Ecuador, paso para saludarte un momento y disfrutar de tu linda musica. Cuando vengas a la llacta, no olvides contactarme, porfa, para conocernos en persona. Saludos sinceros, Maria
Alex no tienes idea la felicidad que sentí escuchando el tema DIVA! Paso por un momento desmotivador, en un país que si haces un buen tema no funciona porque no vende... Pero bueno espero superar y ahora que escucho lo que nos permites, siento que nunca podré dejar de ser músico.Se me han ido unas lagrimillas volando con esta maravillosa melodía! Gracias y saludos desde el hueco...
Mi Querido Alex, Te escribo porque queria contarte que estoy finalmente trabajando en mi disco y subi un par de temas que ya estan listos a mi Myspace. Se llaman: "El Borde De Mi Tierra" y "Ojos Azules". El primero es composicion mia y el segundo un arreglo de la composicion de la folclorista chilena, Violeta Parra.
Porfa, cuando tengas un minutito, escuchalos. Me encantaria tener tu feedback de mi nuevo trabajo.
Mi hermano. Que bien saber de ti. No pasa nada, se que el tiempo es muy valioso. Lo importante que estamos ahi aunque sea por unos pocos segundos. Aché pa ti. Fernando.
Alex! las mejores vibras para el 2009,mientras mas escucho tu disco mas me gusta y estando lejos de la llacta la melancolia esta a flor de piel,gracias por ese regalo a la vida maestro,gracias.
