Alex Asher's 'Slow Motion' explores the voice of the trombone with analog and digital music production techniques in a live band format. The album synthesizes the international sounds of Brooklyn with a jazz ethos and a producer’s touch.
Alex launched Slow Motion during the pandemic when he was offered a weekly residency at Brooklyn music hotspot Wild Birds. "Like a DJ, I went deep into my record collection and curated a set of songs for everyone living in New York City in 2020", reflects Alex, "A set of music to bring joy back into people’s lives." The group now plays all original music based on this initial musical directive. Slow Motion combines trombone with effects, lush synthesizers and thick tropical rhythms with R&B and indie pop to reimagine the sound of jazz.
The group features Puerto Rico/New York-based drummer Joel Mateo (Buscabulla), bassist Michael LaValle (Emily King) and pianist Julia Chen (Lulada Club).
Beyond Alex's work with Slow Motion, he's known as the leader of future soul band People’s Champs, which features vocalist Starr Busby, and as an organizer of Los Cumpleaños, a genre-defying electronic cumbia project featuring musicians from Colombia, Argentina and the USA. These two groups have released three albums and performed at venues and events including NYC Winter Jazz Fest, BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!, Lincoln Center, The MoMA, The Guggenheim Museum, Mass MoCA, Public Records, Pioneer Works and National Sawdust.
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Website: https://www.alexasher.com/
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