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Alex Anest

Born: July 31, 1974

Alex Anest is an American guitarist, teacher, and bandleader currently based in Southeast Michigan.

His projects as a leader or co-leader have included The Alex Anest Organ Trio/Electric Four, Nomad, The Ann Arbor Guitar Trio, and Giraffe, among others. These groups focus on improvisation, groove, creativity, and most of all a commitment to connection, both among the group members and with the audience.

He has released fourteen recordings as leader or co-leader and has appeared on another twenty-five records by a staggering variety of other artists including Gayelynn McKinney, Evan Veasey, Makadem, Nancy Ambrose King, Kevin Meisel, and Dave Sharp. Music has taken Alex around the midwest, south, and northeast of the U.S. as well as to Switzerland, Austria, Germany and Italy.

Live At The Blue Llama Vol. 2

By Alex Anest

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023

Anest, Kendrick, & McKinney: Live at the Blue LLama, Volume 1 & 2

by C. Andrew Hovan
August 18, 2023

When it comes to talent, there's no shortage of gifted jazz artists that call Michigan their home. The Jones brothers long ago put Detroit on the map, but water-tight music programs at Michigan State and the University of Michigan have produced a thriving community of vital musicians. On any given evening, there's live jazz to be ...

Live At The Blue Llama Vol. 1

By Alex Anest

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2021
Track listing: Chitlins con Carne; Willow Weep for Me; Nomad; 500 Miles High; Panhandle Hook; Idle Moments; On the Midnight Special.

The B Room

By Alex Anest

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2018
Track listing: Three for the Festival; Day One; Isadora.

Tides

By Alex Anest

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2018
Track listing: Bright Size Life; Be Good; Union Pacific; Circle of Life; One and Done; Stolen Moments; You Still Believe in Me.