ALEX MCLAUGHLIN

Alex McLaughlin is a bassist, composer, and the newly appointed Jazz Program Director at Idyllwild Arts Academy, an international boarding arts highschool just outside of Los Angeles. He has been marked as representational of what a modern artist entails, in that he is equal parts artist, composer, and educator. Alex's voice on the double bass distills his upbringing in both the jazz lineage as well as his rooted study of the European classical canon. The counterpoint of both J.S. Bach and Ron Carter equally inform his fundamentals, alongside artists considered home to the long twentieth century: Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Scriabin, Mingus and others -- in this regard, stylistic comparisons to bassist David Holland have been made. Alex's debut effort, A Brand New State, is set for release on January 17, 2025. This all original album features Jeremy Pelt (trumpet), Jeremy Siskind (piano), and Tina Raymond (drums). Alex has recently recorded his read more...