Alexis Cuadrado

Born in Barcelona, Spain, and currently based in New York, Alexis is an active member of the New York jazz scene.

Since 1993 he has performed in Spain, Europe and the US with some of today's most outstanding groups and soloists such as Kurt Rosenwinkel, Bruce Barth, Ben Monder, Perico Sambeat, Jordi Rossy, Allan Skidmore, Dennis Rowland, Louis Stewart, Sean Levitt, Peter King and John Stetch to name a few.

Alexis graduated in Jazz Studies at Taller de Músics in Barcelona in 1993, and studied with bassists Mario Rossy, Larry Grenadier and Marc Johnson. For three years he took lessons with the legendary bassist François Rabbath at the International Rabbath Institut in Paris. He obtained a Master's degree in Jazz Performance at the Aaron Copland School of Music-Queens College in New York. He also taught for six years at the Taller de Músics in Barcelona.

From 1995 to 2000 he co-led the jazz quartet ALGUÍMIA in Spain. This group played extensively in Spain, recorded three CDs ("U", "Dos" and "Standards") and in 1998 was given the Best Spanish Debut CD award by the national Spanish radio station RNE4. During that time, he was also part of the house band of the Spanish nationally syndicated TV talk show Paral.lel and led a weekly jam session at the Barcelona Pipa Club for three years.

His discography as a sideman includes among others "Jazz is Where you Find It" with the Ben Waltzer/Bill McHenry quartet, "Te espero aquí" with Chris Kase, "Tribute to Duke Ellington with Orquesta de Cambra del Teatre Lliure" directed by Lluís Vidal, "Long Distance Calls" with Nuno Ferreira and the new CD from the Kris Bauman Quartet (to be released). "Metro" is his first CD as a leader.

FSNT-111 Metro Alexis Cuadrado Featuring:  Kris Bauman (sax, cl), Steve Cárdenas (g), Pete Rende (p, g), Mark Ferber (d) € 9.90   (USD 11.77)

FSNT-182 Visual Alexis Cuadrado Featuring: Kris Bauman (as, cl), John Ellis (ts, ss, bcl, fl), Alan Ferber (tb), Steve Cardenas (g), Alexis Cuadrado (b), Mark Ferber (d) € 9.90   (USD 11.77)