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Genres
  
post-bop, jazz

Occupation(s)
  
Musician


Associated acts
  
Sun Ra Arkestra

Name
  
Alex Blake

Alex Blake

Born
  
December 21, 1951 (age 72) (
1951-12-21
)

Instruments
  
Double bass, Bass Guitar

Labels
  
Verve Records, Sunnyside Records, Random Chance, Muse Records, Atlantic Records, Rhino Records, CTI Records, Black Saint, Koch Records, Columbia Records, Tomato Records, Charly Records, Elektra Records, Raven Records, MCA Records, Waterlily Acoustics, Warner Bros. Records, Arista Records, A&M Records, Mercury Records, Hip-O Records, Arabesque Records, Ubiquity Records, RED Ink Records, Downtown Records

Alex blake at york college performing arts center n y 2013 part 9 solo


Alex Blake (born Alejandro Blake Fearon, Jr.) is a post-bop jazz double-bassist and electric bass guitarist.

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Biography

Alex Blake Alex Blake at York College Performing Arts Center NY 2013 Part 9

Blake was born in Panama and moved to the United States at the age of 7, growing up in Brooklyn, NY. He began his career with Sun Ra in his band Arkestra. He became one of the major proponents of the fusion movement in the late 1970s with his writing and performances with Lenny White and Billy Cobham.

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A live performance compilation was released by Bubble Core Records in 2000 titled Now Is the Time: Live at the Knitting Factory. The album featured Blake's own quintet, which included Pharoah Sanders, Victor Jones, John Hicks and Neil Clarke (percussion).

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In addition to leading his own group, Blake also performs and records with Randy Weston, as well as other musicians.


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References

Alex Blake Wikipedia