July 16 @ 8:30 PM

Alex Dean Quintet

Alex Dean - Saxophone
Karl Silveira - Trombone
Teri Parker - Piano
Kieran Overs - Bass
Ted Warren - Drums

Alex Dean has been part of Canada’s music scene for 40 years. He is well respected as a jazz musician, composer, educator and doubler and is equally at home playing in any style of music. He has played and recorded with Gil Evans, Kenny Wheeler, Rob McConnell’s Boss Brass, Aretha Franklin, Natalie Cole, Harry Connick Jr., Phil Nimmons, the Labarbera Brothers Big Band, Wide Mouth Mason, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Esprit Orchestra, and the Brian Barlow Big Band as well as the leader of the Alex Dean Jazz Orchestra. While he played and recorded 10 records with the Boss Brass they were nominated for three Grammy awards and won one with singer Mel Tormè. Alex also recorded 3 records with The Robb McConnell Tentet, which was nominated once for a Grammy and won the Canadian Juno award. He is also the Saxophonist on the video game Cuphead that’s soundtrack debuted at #1 on the Jazz Billboard charts in 2019. Alex has 4 recordings under his own name, “Dreamsville”, “Both Feet”, “Kaitlyn’s Waltz” and “At This Point”. He also co-led the trio Dew East and recorded two albums with that group, one with Nick Brignola as a guest artist. Alex Plays Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, and Oboe and can be found in many Pit Orchestras of the shows that travel to and from Toronto. Alex was the Artistic Director of the highly regarded Kincardine Summer Music Festival for 20 years affording him the opportunity to play and teach with Jerry Bergonzi, Bill Mays, Joe Labarbera, Pat Labarbera, and Renee Rosnes. Alex taught Saxophone, doubles, and Improvisation concurrently as a Senior Lecturer at The University of Toronto and Humber College from 1993-2012. He accepted a Full Professorship at Humber College in 2012 and is currently teaching at Humber College. He has had numerous articles published on Saxophone technique and Improvisation.