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Associated Musicians: Akira Ishiguro, Francois Moutin, Steve Davis, Roy Assaf, Pascal Niggenkemper, Romain Collin, Lionel Loueke,Leila Olivesi, Donald Kontomanou, Nir Felder, Julien Augier, Dimitri Mikelis, Edouard Brenneisen, Manu Codja, Voro Garcia, Federico Casagrande, Louis de Mieulle, Antoine Fournier, Augustin d'Assignies, Bob Mintzer, Jimmy Heath, George Garzone, Herb Pomeroy, Jeff Davis, Phil Wilson, Greg Hopkins, Ed Tomassi, to name a few.
Influences
Joshua Redman, Ravi Coltrane, Mark Turner, KC and the Sunshine band, Greg Osby, Herbie Hancock, John Coltrane, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Denis Guivarch, Magic Malik, Hazrat Inayat Khan, Leonardo Da Vinci, Hal Crook, Bird, Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Miles, Ahmad Jamal, Tim Berne, David Binney, Chris Potter, Cannonball Adderley, Thad jones, Bela Bartok, Schoenberg, Steve Reich, Stravinski, Bob Brookmeyer, J-S Bach, Wayne Shorter, Horace Silver, Kenny Garrett, Joe Henderson, George Garzone, Joe Lovano, Dave Liebman, Frank Zappa, Duke Ellington, Billie Holliday, Memphis Slim, Sydney Bechet, Fats Domino
Born in Paris in 1980, Alex Terrier began playing piano at age 8. Two years later he picked up the saxophone after hearing Bird and Cannonball, and started his journey in the musical world.
In November 2005 Alex Terrier recorded his debut album « Stop Requested » (Aphrodite Records) with his quintet featuring George Garzone, Nick Falk, Hogyu Hwang, Michel Reis, and guests artists Jeff Davis and Akira Ishiguro.
In 2007 Alex Terrier records with Greek pianist Dimitris Mikelis and guitarist Lionel Loueke.
Awards :
International Jazz Soloist Competition of Monaco (2nd Prize), Enghien Jazz Competition (2nd Prize), Lavoisier Scholarship (France), Bourse de la Vocation (France), Herb Pomeroy Award (Berklee), Joseph Viola Scholarship (Berklee), Trophees du Sunside, 4eme prix Concours Europeen de Saxophone (1996).
Quotes :
"Alex is a very gifted and expressive saxophonist. He's shown in performance a very strong developing conception as a composer and a soloist". Joe Lovano
“He is just one of the most outstanding students that I have . I recommend Alex Terrier to anyone who needs a sax player”. George Garzone
“He has a very creative imagination and is both an excellent player and accomplished composer/arranger […] a superioer talent that I would have to place in the top 5% of all the great writer/players I've seen go through Berklee these past 33 years”. Ken Pullig
“His command of all saxophones is impressive and his work ethics are like I have never seen. He is a great friend and an inspiration to me as a musician”. Jeff Davis
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