Alex Wilson (born on November 21, 1971) is a pianist, composer, producer, arranger, and educator. He is a respected British Latin jazz recording artist and composer.[1]
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Alex was born in the UK and was brought up in Sierra Leone, UK, Austria and Switzerland.
In 1993, after gaining a degree in electronics from the University of York, he embarked on a professional career as a pianist, performing and recording with Courtney Pine,[2] Jazz Jamaica, Sandra Cross, Adalberto Santiago and Jocelyn Brown, Wynton Marsalis, Hugh Masakela & Ernest Ranglin quickly being signed to the Candid label. He won the Rising Star award at the 2001 BBC Jazz Awards.[3]
To date, he has released eight solo albums in a Latin Jazz and salsa vein; he also composes commissions, produces Latin hip hop, runs a 12-piece salsa band, works as a session keyboard player and works in educational institutions. His commissions include NITRO (a British black theatre company), the Royal Opera House, the Royal Northern College of Music, and several library music companies. He also works with in schools in London such as Essex Primary School.
Wilson is Special Lecturer in the Department of Music at University of Nottingham.[4]
Selected Discography as sidesman 2008 Transition in Tradition Courtney Pine
2008 Afropeans Courtney Pine featured guest
2007 Boulevard de l’Independence Toumani Diabate
2007 I Love Louis Gwyn Jay Allen musical director, arranger, producer
2005 Motor City Roots Jazz Jamaica pianist / arranger
2005 Tears of Joy Antonio Forcione
2004 Massive Jazz Jamaica pianist / arranger
2001 Victory’s Happy Songbook Cleveland Watkiss
1999 Just a Dream Sandra Cross
1998 Dreams Come True Sandra Cross
1997 Migrations Gary Crosby’s Nu Troop