Alex Woods and Joan Fort

Alex Woods is a favourite of Kenilworth Jazz, isolated in Barvelona and has teamed up with Joan Fort to record this special digital gig food. 

Alex Woods is an accomplished and multi award winning saxophonist, composer and arranger. As a performer, he has collaborated with multiple Grammy award winning artists such as Jamie Cullum and Charlotte Church. Alex has toured extensively throughout Europe and has performed in some of the worlds top venues and festivals in Brazil, the USA, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Israel and Russia. As an arranger, he has worked on projects with Grammy award winning Vince Mendoza, Lalah Hathaway and the Metropole Orkest (Holland). He has also written for Big Band, string quartet and solo harp. He has been featured on numerous radio and TV broadcasts with Jazz FM Canada and BBC TV and Radio.?

Alex has been a guest artist and clinician at a variety of schools and universities and excels in sharing his knowledge with young aspiring musicians. Alex was hired to design a youth music program in Hong Kong for over 5,000 students which was successfully rolled out in the summer of 2017. Alex was awarded a scholarship to study at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, UK where he received a 1st class honors degree. During his third year of study, Alex successfully earned a place to study as an exchange student at CNSMDP in Paris (Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse). In 2013, Alex moved to New York where he was offered a scholarship to study at the prestigious Manhattan School of masters of music Program under the direction of Rich Perry, Jim McNeely, Dave Liebman, Donny McCaslin and Garry Dial.

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