ALEX
ILES
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March 29, 2008 8:19 PM
Alex
Iles,
Trombonist & soloist, Chatsworth, CA
818 886 9607
Trombonist Alex has enjoyed a varied and successful career in many
musical settings.
He is active as a session player, soloist, chamber musician, orchestral
musician, and jazz musician.
Alex began his musical career while a student at UCLA, as a member
of the Disneyland All American College Band. He has studied trombone
privately with Roy Main, Ralph Sauer, Byron Peebles and Per Brevig.
Since graduating from UCLA, he has gone on to enjoy an active musical
life as an in-demand freelance trombonist/ low brass performer and
educator in the Southern California area.
Among the varied palette of artists with whom Alex has performed
and/or recorded are: Joe Cocker, Henry Mancini, The Tonight
Show, The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Johnny Mathis, Natalie Cole,
Harry Connick Jr., Ray Charles, Robbie Williams, John Williams,
and The Artist Formerly Known as Prince. He has played in the pit
orchestras of many Los Angeles productions of Broadway shows including
"Lion King", "Chicago", "West Side Story" and "The Producers".
He has also performed on The Emmy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, The
People's Choice Awards and hundreds of television series and motion
picture soundtracks including "The Last Samurai", ""Pirates of the
Carribean", "Planet of the Apes", "Blackhawk Down", "Daredevil",
"Spiderman", "Alias", "JAG", "Animaniacs", "Pinky and the Brain",
and "Seinfeld". You can also hear Alex playing solos on the soundtracks
to the films "The Majestic", "Mango Kiss" and "Rounders" and
the television show "Northern Exposure".
He has toured as lead and solo jazz trombonist with the Woody Herman
and Maynard Ferguson big bands [with whom he has recorded twice].
Today, he performs and records as a regular member of many of the
top big bands and jazz groups in the L.A. area including Bob Florence's
Limited Edition, The Gerald Wilson Orchestra, Gordon Goodwin's Big
Phat Band, The Bill Cunliffe Sextet, and The Tom Kubis Big
Band.
In October, 2002 Alex was appointed principal trombonist of
the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra. He has also performed with the
Pacific Symphony, Pasadena Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
He has commissioned and/or premiered several solo trombone works.
In the summer of 2001, Alex was one of sixteen trombonists from
an international field chosen to participate in a 10 day orchestral/solo
seminar hosted by New York Philharmonic Principal trombone virtuoso,
Joe Alessi.
Alex is a trombone and jazz instructor at the California Institute
of the Arts and California State University, Northridge. He appears
frequently as a guest soloist and clinician with schools and organizations
throughout the United States, including, the Disney Magic
Music Days Program and the Disney All American Band.
Alex is a Conn/Selmer performing artist and plays King and Conn
trombones.
email: alexiles@earthlink.net
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