Alex Dugdale is an American saxophonist and jazz performer.
Alex Dugdale, 2023
Early lifeedit
Dugdale was born in Colombia, but as an infant was adopted by American family in Seattle, Washington. As a child, he fell in love with tap dancing after watching Savion Glover on Sesame Street.[1] He started taking dance lessons at the age of six with Cheryl Johnson and Anthony Peters, the Seattle based duo.[2]
In 2002, Dugdale performed on stage along with Gregory Hines and at the age of 11, he joined a steel drum player in a New York City subway while visiting New York City Tap Festival. Eventually, his passion started to grow towards instrumental jazz. Since he already was an experienced clarinet player, he picked up saxophone, and has played that instrument ever since.[1]
Between 2015 and 2016 he was an intern for Centrum. Currently he works for a band department at the Bishop Blanchet High School as well as educator and track coordinator at the Jazz Port Townsend of Earshot Jazz from which he also got an Earshot Jazz Golden Ear Award as Emerging Artist of the Year.[1] When he is not teaching, he is playing music with Cole Schuster, Greg Feingold, Max Holmberg, and John Hansen.[3]
During each year's holiday season, he also performs Duke Ellington's Sacred Music with the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra and his own Fade Quintet band.[3]
Referencesedit
^ abcd"Alex Dugdale Leads Educator Track at 2017 Jazz Port Townsend". January 31, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
^ ab"Alex Dugdale". Gotta Dance. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
^ abc"Alex Dugdale: Wrapped Up in the Music of It". Earshot Jazz. February 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
May 04, 2024
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