Alex K. Fong

All About Jazz user Alex K. Fong

Member since 2004.

Home: San Francisco, CA

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Alex K. Fong writes for or has written for the San Francisco Bay Guardian, the Houston Chronicle, the Bay Area Reporter and Allaboutjazz.

Alex K. Fong works at the San Jose Merucry News as a news designer. He moonlights as a music writer for various publications in San Francisco and across the country. He is also an amateur musician who plays guitar, sings, and composes. He hopes to sound good someday but is currently satisfied with not terrifying the neighborhood when he practices.

My Music

  1. Fred Hersch - "In Amsterdam"
  2. Andrew Hill - "Time Lines"
  3. Art Bears - "Hopes and Fears"
  4. Modern Jazz Quartet - "Django"
  5. Can - "Future Days"
  6. Paul Desmond - "Desmond Blue"
  1. Tony Bennett/Bill Evans - The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album, Fantasy, 1975
  2. Bill Evans/Jim Hall - Undercurrent, Blue Note, 1963
  3. Bruce Cockburn - Inner City Front, True North, 1981
  4. The Band - The Band, Capitol, 1969
  5. The Replacements - Let It Be, Twin/Tone, 1984
  6. Miles Davis - Porgy and Bess, Columbia, 1958
  7. Keith Jarrett - The Melody at Night, With You, ECM, 1999
  8. Ray Charles - Genuis + Soul = Jazz, DCC, 1960
  9. Alex Cline Ensemble - The Constant Flame, Cryptogramophone, 2001

My Favorites

Lowbright - Derek Kirk Kim just won an Eisner award for his online comics. The comics range from slice-of-life examinations to one-shot dirty jokes.
SFGate - This is the internet face of the San Francisco Chronicle. Their great search engine gives free access to all of their archived content.

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