Results for "Cecil Alexander"

Cecil Alexander

Cecil Alexander is a guitarist, composer, and arranger from Muskegon, MI. He graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2016 with a B.M. in Jazz Composition. He is a recent graduate (2019) of the Jazz Performance M.M. program at William Paterson University. In 2016, he co-founded the folk-rock group Visen, which released its first EP, Shoulder Deep, in 2017. Cecil was the 1st place winner of the 2017 Wilson Center Jazz Guitar Competition and the 2018 Lee Ritenour Six String Theory Competition. As of recently, Cecil was one of 3 finalists in the 2019 Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Guitar Competition

Time in a Bottle

By Chad LB

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: Autumn Leaves; Time in a Bottle; These Foolish Things; My Way; Shape of My Heart; For All We Know; Libertango; Danny Boy; Misty.

Chad LB: Time in a Bottle

by Jack Bowers
May 12, 2025

Sooner or later, jazz musicians--some, that is, not all--who have earned a measure of success decide they would like to try something different. In many cases, that “something different" involves a string section. Among the most recent wayfarers along the string-laden path is New York-based tenor saxophonist Chad LB (shorthand for Lefkowitz-Brown) whose recording, Time in ...

The Middle of Everywhere: Guitar Solos Vol. I

By Fareed Haque

Label: AGS Recordings
Released: 2024
Track listing: Seven Loves; Nox; Slab Separations II; Siete Ocho; Rag Hemant Alap; Transmutación; Philly Minions; Desire Waltz; Genzlinger; Memory Palace; Summit of Ice.

The New Standard in Jazz Backing Tracks

February 23, 2023

A New Generation of Jazz Backing Tracks Backing tracks are a valuable practice tool for musicians of all levels. Let’s face it, we don’t all live in a major city where we can play with top players every night and sometimes we need some inspiration to keep us motivated during those long hours in the shed. ...