Alex Weitz Quartet Live at the Tucson Jazz Festival
Schedule
Fri Jan 20 2023 at 09:00 pm to Sat Jan 21 2023 at 12:15 am
Location
The Century Room | Tucson, AZ
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featuring:
Alex Weitz: saxophone, composer
Tal Cohen: piano
Ben Tiberio: bass
Michael Piolet: drums
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NYC jazz saxophonist and composer Alex Weitz won second place in the Michael Brecker International Saxophone Competition in 2019. In 2019 and 2021 he was the recipient of an ASCAP Herb Albert Composer Award.
Originally from Arizona, Alex Weitz was a member of the award-winning Tucson Jazz Institute Ellington Band. Alex went on to complete both his undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Miami Frost School of Music, where he gained valuable mentorship and experience as a member of the Henry Mancini Institute Jazz Septet directed by Terence Blanchard.
Alex has performed at esteemed venues and jazz festivals around the world including the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, Red Sea Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, Tucson Jazz Festival, Dizzy’s Club, Birdland Jazz Club, Jazz Standard, South Beach Jazz Festival, The Velvet Note, Telluride Jazz Festival, and the Jazz Showcase.
In 2021 Alex won a “Pathways to Jazz” grant from Boulder County Arts which funded his third studio recording. The album features special guests Emmet Cohen, Ari Hoenig, Yotam Silberstein, and Marcus Printup. The album will be released at the Tucson Jazz Festival in January 2023 and available globally in April 2023 on the label “Outside in Music.”
Alex’s performances are known for his exciting, memorable original compositions, strong group dynamic, and creative reinterpretations of standards. In addition to performing and composing, Alex is also active as an educator and has served on the faculty at the Miami Conservatory of Music, Young Musicians Unite, and Jazz Empowers. Since September 2020, he has been producing and broadcasting the video for the popular jazz live stream “Live at Emmet’s Place.”
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Where is it happening?
The Century Room, 311 E Congress St,Tucson,AZ,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays: