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Allexa Nava
Allexa Nava is a saxophonist, flautist and composer, originally from Peru. Winner of Tomorrow ́s Warriors 'Alf Williams Memorial Award' and learning under the mentorship of Gary Crosby, Ben Burrell and Denys Baptiste.
She has graced the stages of several significant festivals across the UK, including We Out Here, Wilderness, Brainchild, and Glastonbury. She has also perfomed as venues such as Ronnie Scotts, Pizza Express Jazz Club, Jazz in the Round, Barbican, Kings Place.
Additionally, she collaborated with the rising female group Colectiva, performing at the renowned SXSW festival in Austin, Texas.
In 2022, Allexa embarked on sharing her original compositions with the world. Her music found its way onto the playlists of numerous esteemed radio stations, such as Jazz FM, Soho Radio, BBC Introducing London, Blue in Green, Worldwide FM, Portuguese “Antena 3”, and even reached the airwaves of WYEP Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania.
Allexa has recently been invited to perform her first international headline show at Jazz Jantar in Gdnask, Poland.
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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson