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Great BritainALEX WILSONGreat Britain

PIANIST, COMPOSER, BANDLEADER

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As a composer, arranger, performer and educator, Alex Wilson is one of the UK’s foremost latin music producers. He has travelled over fifty countries to perform music in a multitude of projects. In 1993, after gaining a degree in Electronics and Computer Engineering from the University of York, he embarked on a professional career as a pianist, being snapped up to perform and record with Courtney Pine, Jazz Jamaica, Sandra Cross, Adalberto Santiago and Jocelyn Brown, quickly being signed to the Candid label.

Of his five solo albums, his latest, Inglaterra, has been a worldwide hit on the salsa scene, having received a four star review in The Guardian and voted Best of the 2007 by the salsa community on the US and Italian sites salsaforums and vinilemania.

As a composer and musical director Alex has attracted commissions from NITRO (Britain’s leading black theatre company), the Royal Opera House, the Royal Northern College of Music and the Society for the Promotion of New Music (SPNM). He has worked as a record producer for various artists, most recently Gwyn Allen in I Love Louis – A Creole Tribute to Louis Armstrong.

In the commercial world, Alex has had considerable success, most recently penning the theme tune featured on three consecutive TV series of Channel 4’s How to Look Good Naked.

Alex is a committed music educator, having delivered workshops and masterclasses for young people both internationally, for the British Council in Colombia, Cuba, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel, as well as here in the UK for music colleges, such as the Royal Northern College of Music, the Royal Academy of Music, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Alex is Special Lecturer in Music at the University of Nottingham.

In the autumn of 2008, Alex will lead a week’s course for young musicians at Aldeburgh, the conservatoire established by Benjamin Britten. This will be in conjunction with a week’s Artist In Residence he has there to develop his forthcoming Malian music project.

After numerous radio interviews worldwide, Alex is now moving to the other side of the mic, starting as a Radio 2 presenter for a Latin Christmas Special in Dec 06.

He is currently working on his next contemporary salsa album, due out in Sept 08, launching a contemporary soul-reggae project Uplifting Roots with veteran drummer Kenrick Rowe, guesting with Courtney Pine on his Afropean and Sidney Bechet projects, participating in a bhangra-latin project for the SPNM and preparing for his Malian project with mater kora player Madou Sidiki Diabate.

Alex was born in the UK and was brought up in Britain, briefly in Sierra Leone followed by Austria and Switzerland and has also studied in the US.

ALEX WILSON - SALSA CON SOUL (2008)

Emeris Solis Congas
Dave Pattman Timbales, bongo, hand percussion
Javier Fioramonti Bass
Steve Dawson Trumpet
Annete Brown Trumpet
Trevor Mires Trombone
Alistair White Trombone
Jason Thompson Rhodes/Hammond keyboards
Alex Wilson Rhodes/Hammond keyboards
Aquila Fearon Lead vocals
Naomi Philips Lead vocals
Elpidio Caicedo Lead vocals
Wayne Ellington Lead vocals
Phebe Edwards Backing vocals
Samanth White Backing vocals
Paul Lee Backing vocals
Alfonso De Jesus Backing vocals
Nicky Brown Backing vocals

ALEX WILSON - SALSA CON SOUL (2008)

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ALEX WILSON - INGLATERRA (2007)

Lead Vocals: Alfonso de Jesus (1,7),  Davide Giovannini (1,2,8), Lauren Dalrymple (8), Osvaldo Chacon (5), Shahid Abbas Khan (3), MC Magico (6,9), Criolla (6), Mary Pearce (2,9), Aquilla Fearon (4)

Backing Vocals: Alfonso de Jesus (1,2,7), Davide Giovannini (1,2,3,5,7), Joe de Jesus (8)

Trumpets: Shanti Paul Jayasinha (1,2,4,5,6,7), Steve Dawson (1,2,7), Darren Wiles (4), Jesus Alemany (8)

Trombones: Trevor Mires (1,2,3,4,6,7), Joe de Jesus (8)

 Saxophones: Paul Booth (5,8)

 Timbales/Kit: Davide Giovannini (1,2,3,5,7,8), David Pattman (4,6)

 Congas: Emeris Solis (1,2,3,4,5,7), David Pattman (6), Thomas Dyani (8)

Bongo: David Pattman (all tracks)

 Tabla: Kuljit Bhamra (3)

 Hand Percussion: David Pattman (all tracks)

 Drum Programming: Alex Wilson (2,6,9)

 Bass: Rey Crespo (1,2,5,7), Javier Fioramonti (3,4), Neville Malcolm (8)

 Piano / Keyboards: Alex Wilson

ALEX WILSON - INGLATERRA (2007)

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1. La Vida Que Nos Merecemos (Crespo/Giovannini/Wilson/MCS)
2. Show Me (Giovannini/Pearce/Wilson/MCS)
3. Oh Kuri (Bhamra/WIlson/MCS)
4. Ain't Nobody (Wolinski/EMI Music Publishing)
5. Pega' En Inglaterra (Chacon/Wilson/MCS)
6. Sube Lo (Criolla/Ortiz/Wilson/MCS)
7. Inglaterra (Jimenez/Wilson/MCS)
8. Nature Boy (Ahbez/Crestview-Music Corp/Chappell Morris Ltd)
9. Show Me Remix (Giovannini/Pearce/Wilson/MCS)

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ALEX WILSON - AVENTURAS (2005)

Alex Wilson (piano, organ)
Mary Pearce (lead vocal)
Shanti Paul Jayasinha (trumpet, flugel, hand percussion)
Rey Crespo (baby bass)
Davide Giovannini (drums)
Emeris Solis (congas, bombo, cununo)

ALEX WILSON - AVENTURAS (2005)

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1. Aguabajo (Wilson)
2. Hamattan (Wilson)
3. Changes (Wilson/Pearce) feat Mary Pearce
4. Kalisz (Wilson)
5. Irisi (Wilson)
6. Currulao Cool (Wilson)
7. Soldier (Wilson/Roberts)
8. Cascara (Wilson/Giovannini)
9. Solar (Davis)
10. Good Friends (Wilson) 

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ALEX WILSON - R&B LATINO (2002)

ALEX WILSON - R&B LATINO (2002)

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1. Tell Me How It Feels
2. If You're Out there
3. R&B Latino
4. Use Me
5. Another Star
6. Walk With Me
7. Freedom in The Frame
8. No Sense
9. Over You
10. A Guarachar Con Alex 

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ALEX WILSON - ANGLO CUBANO (2001)

ALEX WILSON - ANGLO CUBANO (2001)

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1. Anglo-Cubano
2. Havana thoroughfare
3. Sigo Caminando
4. Englishman in New York
5. The Masquerade
6. Capullito de Aleli
7. Donde Carmela
8. Valerie
9. Straight to the Source 

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ALEX WILSON - AFRO SAXON (1999)

This is the first album I ever recorded under my own name. I had been approached by the owner of Candid Records, Alan Bates, with the suggestion of recording some albums. At the time, this was not in my plans, however I jumped at the opportunity. In this period I was playing reggae with Sandra Cross, Jazz with Gary Crosby, Latin with Roberto Pla, funk with Frank Tontoh and this album reflects that in its variety

ALEX WILSON - AFRO SAXON (1999)

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1. Afro Saxon
2. Africa Is Da Place For Me
3. Judy
4. Nature Boy
5. My Little Suede Shoes
6. Sophisticated Lady
7. Hurtin' Me
8. Baracara Island
9. Our Town
10. Aria Baby

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