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Alex Clements

Alex Clements; so many adjectives can be used to describe the many facets of this talented, creative, well-rounded Canadian jazz pianist and composer. Clements is an internationally recognized artist, performing in the United States, Europe, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, Morocco, and Cyprus. One of Clements’ highest accomplishments is an Alberta Achievement Award, which was presented to him by the Government of Alberta However, this is only the beginning of his accomplishments; Clements holds a Master's degree in Jazz Performance from McGill University and a Bachelor's degree in Arranging from Berklee College of Music

Fred Hess Big Band / Timucua Jazz Orchestra / Michael Treni

by Jack Bowers
July 4, 2010

Fred Hess Big Band Hold On Dazzle Records 2010 When listening to Hold On, composer / arranger / saxophonist Fred Hess' fourteenth album as leader but first in front of a big band, one question immediately arises: What took him so long? As it turns out, recording his ...

Alain Bradette: State of Mind

by Nicholas F. Mondello
April 12, 2010

Contemporary: here today; now. However, in today's speed-of-light-is-too-slow world, that word is reminiscent of quantum physicists who, when viewing particles at subatomic levels, see activity that has already taken place. Ephemeral. Passé. Bland in essence, it has immediate and short-lived appeal. Such is the state sometimes with music categorized as “contemporary." While one ...

Between Stops

By Alex Clements

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2009
Track listing: We Are One Through The Music; Never Crossed My Mind; Silence Is Speaking; Bittersweet; Falling; Waiting For You; One Day; Empty; Between Eternity; Into The Sky; Snow; Brazilian Lover.

Alex Clements / John Abraham / Zara Tellander: Between Stops

by Edward Blanco
May 16, 2009

Hailing from different backgrounds and cultures--all on separate musical journeys that have brought them together for a distinct purpose--begs the question: what do American drummer John Abraham, Canadian pianist Alex Clements and Swedish singer Zara Tellander have in common? The answer: a musical train ride that brings them together on Between Stops, offering a blend of ...

Waiting For You

By Alex Clements

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2008
Track listing: Blues for GB; Nuits de Paris; Waiting for you...; Old Balsam; Time to Heal; New Horizons; Emily's Song; The New Tune; All I Can Give; Mist on the Water.

Take Five With Alex Clements

by AAJ Staff
February 4, 2008

Meet Alex Clements: Alex Clements; so many adjectives can be used to describe the many facets of this talented, creative, well-rounded Canadian jazz pianist and composer. Clements is an internationally recognized artist, performing in the United States, Europe, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, Morocco, and Cyprus. One of Clements' highest accomplishments is an Alberta Achievement ...

Alex Clements: Waiting For You

by Michael P. Gladstone
January 10, 2008

On Waiting For You, Canadian pianist/composer Alex Clements shows that, with his already overactive musical life, he is still capable of turning out an interesting album. Clements is from Alberta, and was awarded the highly regarded Alberta Achievement Award. In addition to his writing for his alma mater, McGill University in Montreal, Clements is an active ...

Emily's Song

By Alex Clements

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2007
Track listing: A Song for Ethan; Inspired By...; Emily's Song; Pieces of Dreams; Dinner for Two; I Loves You Porgy; You Must Believe in Spring; Waltz for Peace.

Waiting For You...

By Alex Clements

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2007
Track listing: Blues for GB; Nuits de Paris; Waiting for you...; Old Balsam; Time to Heal; New Horizons; Emily's Song; The New Tune; All I Can Give; Mist on the Water.