Alex Wintz - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Guitar player originally from Jersey, and recently more proud of it! Workin on my second year at Berzerklee, you know how it is.Born in California, and raised in New York and nothern New Jersey, Alex began learning guitar at the age of 4 after hearing Paitience by Guns and Roses on the radio. He has had the oppurtunity to be mentored by some great teachers including Vic Juris, Mick Goodrick, Tim Miller, Hal Crook, and Dave Santoro. Awards and recognition acheivedinclude the New Jersey All State Jazz Band, the New York Youth Symphony Jazz Band Classic, NJPAC Composition award, 2006 Level II ARTS awards Winner, 2006 Clifford Brown/Stan Getz Fellowship, a full scholarship to the Berklee School of Music before entering his senior year, New Jersey Region Band, 2006 Most Outstanding Jazz Soloist in High School catagory in the Downbeat Student Music Awards, and Outstanding soloist at the NJ-IAJE jazz festival for 2 years straight! He has also performed at NJPAC, the Knitting Factory, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Symphony Space, The Dancing Goat, IAJE, the Monterrey Jazz Festival, and the Borgata Casino. He is extremely proud of these awards however he also knows that these awards MEAN NOTHING and that it is the search for enlightenment in music that is most gratifying.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/21/2005
Band Members: Breaking The Ice, Pardon The Interruption, and Born Into ThisRecorded 5/08 NY, NY 1005 North ProductionsBreaking The Ice (Alex Wintz)Alex Wintz - Guitar Julian Smith - Bass Hamir Atwal - DrumsPardon The Interruption (Alex Wintz)Alex Wintz - Guitar Frank Silva - Tenor Sax Hamir Atwal - Drums Julian Smith - BassBorn Into This (Alex Wintz)Alex Wintz - Guitar Joe Santa Maria - Alto Sax Hamir Atwal - Drums Julian Smith BassStorm King and Without a Song Both recorded 08/07 Produced by Mike SmithReleased on debut Subtext CD "Snakes and Ladders"Alex Wintz - Guitar Joe Santa Maria - Alto Hamir Atwal - Drums Julian Smith - Bass
Influences: Lots and lots of music....too many to name but some are Wayne Shorter, Radiohead, Jim Hall, Keith Jarrett, Herbie Hancock, Squarepusher, Bob Dylan, Bjork, Gyorgy Ligeti, Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Sonny Rollins, De La Soul, Hal Crook, Jay Z, Hendrix, Joni Mitchell,, M.I.A., Massive Attack, Milton Nascimento, NAs, Otis Redding, Paul Simon, Miles, Trane, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Brad Mehldau, Brian Blade Felloship, John Scofield, Bill Evans, Woody Shaw, Air,Plaid, Toots and the Maytals, Bill Frisell, Paul Motian, Joe Lovano, Joe Henderson, Bach, Beethoven, Wes, Madlib Quasimoto, , Sonic Youth, Talking Heads, Ravi Shankar, Aphex Twin, The Clash, Sigor Ros, Chick Corea, Aphex Twin, Battles, Bad Brains, Beastie Boys, Mingus, Something that'll make me fly, the list goes on and on...
Sounds Like: any ideas?
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Check out Imoto

Hey guys! The rough mixes of Imoto are finally in! They are available at www.myspace.com/imotomusic. I wrote the words and music to "Where I Go" and co-wrote "Here We Are" with Emily Greene. Check it ...
Posted by Alex Wintz on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:09:00 PST

NEW ALBUM RECORDED ABOUT NEW TRACKS

Hey guys just finished up a week at Mike Smith's house recorded over 15 tunes for a new record with Julian Smith, Hamir Atwal, and Joe Santa Maria. The sound is really original I think and we took a l...
Posted by Alex Wintz on Sat, 25 Aug 2007 08:24:00 PST