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Alex Weitz

Saxophonist and composer Alex Weitz began his career in Arizona as a member of the award-winning Tucson Jazz Institute Ellington Band. Alex then went on to complete both his undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, where he gained invaluable mentorship and experience as a member of the Henry Mancini Institute Jazz Septet directed by Terence Blanchard.

Alex has appeared at prestigious venues including the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, the Monterey Jazz Festival, Birdland Jazz Club, The Velvet Note, the Banff Center, the Arsht Center, the Telluride Jazz Festival, and the Jazz Showcase. He has been the recipient of numerous Downbeat and ASCAP awards, and his original composition "Song for Peace" licensed as the theme song for a Swedish national documentary. Alex was recently named a semi-finalist in the 2019 Michael Brecker International Jazz Saxophone Competition which will take place in August 2019 at the Red Sea Jazz Festival in Eilat, Israel.

Since the release of his latest album “Luma”, Alex and his group have headlined at venues such as the Tucson Jazz Festival, the Arts Garage, South Beach Jazz Festival, WDNA Jazz Gallery, The Nash, and Marco Island Center for the Arts. His performances are known for their exciting, memorable original compositions, strong group dynamic, and creative reinterpretations of standards. His recent composition “Rude Awakening” earned a 2019 ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Composer award. In addition to performing and composing, Alex is also active as an educator and has served on the faculty at the Miami Conservatory of Music as well as Young Musicians Unite

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Album Review

Alex Weitz: Rule of Thirds

Read "Rule of Thirds" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Tenor saxophonist Alex Weitz's third album, Rule of Thirds, is a quartet date with guests--on seven of its nine tracks. In addition to playing tenor, Weitz wrote all but one of those numbers, Cole Porter's seductive “Love for Sale." Like many saxophonists these days, Weitz has excellent technique, which means he plays a lot of notes, and does that quite well. To his credit, he doesn't lean exclusively on that aspect of his talent, slowing the pace on several numbers ...

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Alex Weitz: Luma

Read "Luma" reviewed by Geannine Reid


Saxophonist Alex Weitz releases his second album as leader entitled, Luma. The Miami-based saxophonist and composer creates a unique sound, even though he is a youthful twenty-five years of age. Weitz is joined by pianist Tal Cohen, bassist Ben Tiberio, and drummer Michael Piolet. Luma is a collection of nine tracks that are full of peaks, valleys, unexpected twists and turns, and exceptional solos, with solid group interactions. Above all else, there is a sense of trust and camaraderie between ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Rule of Thirds

Outside in Music
2023

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Luma

Self Produced
2017

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