Alex Blake Quintet

b. Alejandro Blake Feuron Jnr., 21 Dec 1951, Panama Town, Panama. Raised in america since 1958, Blake started playing bass young, an activity where he was motivated by his musician dad. Blake first focused on Latin music, playing expertly from age 12, and among performers with this genre with whom he worked well was Carlos ‘Patato’ Valdés. His wider popularity grew through organizations with main jazz music artists, among whom have already been Sunlight Ra, touring European countries with him when he was aged 15, Dizzy Gillespie, when he was a 12 months old, Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan, Artwork Blakey, Stan Getz, McCoy Tyner and Pharoah Sanders. Despite these cable connections, however, Blake provides announced Jimi Hendrix being a leading impact. A precociously talented participant as a youngsters, Blake matured right into a greatly gifted modern jazz musician. He in addition has displayed a higher standard being a composer, sketching upon his eclectic Latin and post bop knowledge to create thrilling and first music.