ON SUBHUTI... Chris Tordini - compostion, bass Seth Trachy - tenor sax Jamire Williams - drums Alex Hills - rhodes
ON UNTITLED... Alex Hills - compostions, arrangements Kelly Watson - alto flute Masahiro Yamamoto - soprano sax Curtis Macdonald - alto sax Colin Killalea - tenor sax
ON BABBPLE BOBBLER... Alex Hills - piano, composition, arrangement Chris Tordini - bass Kenny Grohowski - drums Kelly Watson - flute Meleiana Gillard - bass clarinet Masahiro Yamamoto - soprano sax Curtis Macdonald - alto sax Colin Killalea - tenor sax Jonathan Powell - trumpet Takuya Kuroda - trumpet Carter Yasutake - trumpet Joe Beaty - trombone Jonathan Yoltzok - Trombone Bethany Ryker - french horn Mike Pinto - vibraphone Myk Freedman - lap steel Bryan Noll - guitar
ON UNTITLED - 11.09.2008 ... Buy My Book Alex Hills - piano, composition, arrangement Chris Tordini - bass Jeff Davis - drums Masahiro Yamamoto - soprano sax Becca Stevens - voice Greg Ruggiero - guitar
Influences
Brad Mehldau, The Beatles, Steve Coleman, John Coltrane, Bulgarian Women's Choir, McCoy Tyner, Miles Davis, Radiohead, Igor Stravinsky, Branford Marsalis, Greg Osby, Jason Moran, Weather Report, Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Beck, Bjork, Nick Drake, Elliott Smith, Dave Douglas, Adam Rogers, Al Green, Muse, Bill Evans, Hungarian Folk Music, Chet Baker, South Indian Music, Jim Black, Dave Holland, Wayne Shorter, Jason Lindner, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Maria Schneider, Mark Turner, Meshuggah, Schoenberg, Shakti, Spoon, Thelonious Monk, Hindemith, Chopin, Bartok, etc.
my name is alex... if you like what you hear, let me know. i've been playing piano for about 16 years and i'm a recent graduate from the new school for jazz and contemporary music.
i'm inspired by things that i've encountered and experienced. these "things" could be numerical patterns and mathematical equations, people i know and their names, places i've been, or music that i've listened to.
i've studied with kirk nurock, andy milne, lee ann ledgerwood, charlie banacos, rory stuart, miles donahue, and ralph funaro to name a few.
i'm currently in a few different groups that play around nyc including a joint project with chris tordini, curtis macdonald's quartet, tiombe lockhart's army of love, and keegan dewitt and the sparrows. i've also been working on some solo stuff.
this is my music page, if you're looking for my personal page, go to Skills Hills
Your music never gets boring, Its been up as my profile music for months now. I wish sometime i could get the chance to jam with you. Right now im working with a pianist that is obsessed with atonal music, which makes the product a little weird.
