Alex Wilson

Alex Wilson is one of the UK's foremost latin-jazz recording artists.   He has travelled to forty five countries to perform music in a multitude of projects.   As a composer his track record spans commissions from the Royal Opera House to producing latin hip hop and reggaeton for film and TV.

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, Jazz Jamaica, Sandra Cross, Adalberto Santiago and Jocelyn Brown, quickly being signed to the Candid label.  

He now has five solo albums out in a latin jazz and salsa vein and continues a diverse career which currently includes a commission from the Royal Opera House, composing for theatre productions, producing latin hip hop, running his 12-piece salsa band, work as a session keyboard player and education work in music colleges.

Alex is a committed music educator, having delivered workshops and masterclasses for young people both internationally, for The British Council in Colombia, Cuba, Jordan and Israel, as well as here in the UK for music colleges, such as the British Academy of New Music, The Royal College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and Nottingham University.   His work in schools has provided workshops and summer schools for Education Action Zone and ‘Gifted and Talented' schemes.   Alex was also a key member of the series of workshops based around the Commonwealth produced by Serious for young people around the UK in 2002.

Alex was born in the UK and was brought up in Sierra Leone, UK, Austria and Switzerland.

Music Workshop and Timing CD by Alex Wilson

This CD is designed as an introduction to the salsa orchestra for the dancer. In the first six tracks, Alex gives a unique insight in to the various components of the salsa orchestra and explains the roles of the different sections. This is followed by 5 tracks from the Inglaterra album with a timing count voice over. This album is a must for anyone who wants to get closer and deeper into the music.

1. Introduction

2. Percussion Section an overview of the percussion instruments that make up a salsa band and an explanation of their roles

3. Piano and Bass a description of how the piano and bass fit into the rhythm section

4. Horn Section the role played by the horn section in the group

5. Vocals an explanation of coro (or backing vocals) and the way the lead vocal fits in to the orchestra

6. The Anatomy of a Salsa Tune putting the various sections together and an explanation of a salsa arrangement

7. Inglaterra with timing count voiceover

8. Nature Boy with timing count voiceover

9. La Vida que nos meresemos with timing count voiceover

10. Sube Lo with timing count voiceover

11. Show Me with timing count voiceover

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No	Artist	Album		Track Name	Genre			Vote
01	Alex Wilson	Music And Timing		Piano And Bass	salsa Instruction			9 Votes 12345
02	Alex Wilson	Music And Timing		Vocals	salsa Instruction			6 Votes 12345
03	Alex Wilson	Music And Timing		The Anatomy Of A Salsa Tune	salsa Instruction			8 Votes 12345
04	Alex Wilson	Music And Timing		Show Me	salsa Music with Count 123.567.			7 Votes 12345
05	Alex Wilson	Music And Timing		Percussion Section	salsa Instruction			7 Votes 12345
06	Alex Wilson	Music And Timing		Introduction	salsa Instruction			7 Votes 12345
07	Alex Wilson	Music And Timing		Sube Lo	salsa Music with Count 123.567.			6 Votes 12345
08	Alex Wilson	Music And Timing		La Vida Que Nos Meresemos	salsa Music with Count 123.567.			6 Votes 12345
09	Alex Wilson	Music And Timing		Nature Boy	salsa Music with Count 123.567.			6 Votes 12345
10	Alex Wilson	Music And Timing		Inglaterra	salsa Music with Count 123.567.			6 Votes 12345
11	Alex Wilson	Music And Timing		Horn Section	salsa Instruction			6 Votes 12345