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Alexander Iles is an American trombonist who teaches at the
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, Azusa Pacific University, and
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. He has toured as lead and solo jazz trombonist with
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, with whom he has recorded twice, and
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. He began his musical career while a student at
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. He studied trombone privately with Roy Main, Ralph Sauer, Byron Peebles, and Per Brevig. Iles has worked with Joe Cocker,
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's Limited Edition] and Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band. He has also recorded and performs with the Bill Cunliffe Sextet and the David Roitstein Group. Iles has played in the pit orchestras of Broadway shows, including ''
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He appears frequently as a recitalist, guest soloist, and clinician with schools and organizations, including
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Music Days Program and his "alma mater", the Disney All American College Band. Iles has also performed on the
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and hundreds of television series and motion picture soundtracks including ''
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''. In October 2002 he was appointed principal trombonist of the
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Symphony Orchestra. He has also performed as alto, tenor and/or bass trombonist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the
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, the Pasadena Symphony, and the Santa Barbara Symphony. Iles has also commissioned and premiered several new works for solo trombone. Alex Iles is a Greenhoe Trombones Performing Artist, performing on a GB4-1G Tenor Trombone and GC5-1R-TIS Bass Trombone with Tuning-in-Slide.


Discography

With
Wayne Bergeron Wayne Bergeron (born January 16, 1958) is an American jazz trumpeter. Bergeron rose to prominence as a member of Maynard Ferguson's band in the 1980s. Since then, he has worked on over 400 TV and motion picture soundtracks. As a lead and studi ...
* ''You Call This a Living?'' (Wag, 2002) * ''Plays Well with Others'' (Concord Jazz, 2007) * ''Full Circle'' (Wayne Bergeron, 2016) With
Bob Florence Bob Florence (May 20, 1932 – May 15, 2008) was an American pianist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. Career A child prodigy, Florence began piano lessons before he was five years old and at seven gave his first recital. Although hi ...
* ''Funupsmanship'' (MAMA, 1993) * ''With All the Bells and Whistles'' (MAMA, 1995) * ''Earth'' (MAMA, 1997) * ''Serendipity 18'' (MAMA, 1998) * ''Whatever Bubbles Up'' (Summit, 2003) * ''Eternal Licks & Grooves'' (MAMA, 2007) * ''Legendary'' (MAMA, 2009) With
Gordon Goodwin Gordon L. Goodwin (born 1954) is an American pianist, saxophonist, composer, arranger, and conductor. He is the leader of Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band. He has won four Grammy Awards and three Daytime Emmy Awards, and has received over twenty ...
* ''Swingin' for the Fences'' (Silverline, 1999) * ''XXL'' (Silverline, 2003) * ''Bah, Humduck!'' (Immergent, 2006) * ''The Phat Pack'' (Immergent, 2006) * ''Act Your Age'' (Immergent, 2008) With Tom Kubis * ''Slightly Off the Ground'' (Sea Breeze, 1989) * ''At Last'' (Cexton, 1992) * ''It's Not Just for Christmas Anymore!'' (Cexton, 1995) * ''Fast Cars & Fascinating Women'' (Sea Breeze, 1996) * ''Keep Swingin'' (Sea Breeze, 1997) * ''A Jazz Musician's Christmas'' (Sea Breeze, 2002) * ''Live and Unleashed at Don the Beachcomber'' (2013) With Frank Macchia * ''The Galapagos Suite'' (Cacophony, 2003) * ''Animals'' (Cacophony, 2004) * ''Mo' Animals'' (Cacophony, 2006) * ''Folk Songs for Jazzers'' (Cacophony, 2010) * ''Son of Folk Songs for Jazzers'' (Cacophony, 2010) * ''Frank Macchia's Swamp Thang'' (Cacophony, 2011) * ''Fried Zombie Stew'' (Cacophony, 2012) * ''Grease Mechanix'' (Cacophony, 2013) With
Chris Walden Chris Walden (born October 10, 1966 in Hamburg, West Germany) is a German composer, arranger, and conductor living in the U.S. He leads the Chris Walden Big Band, and was nominated seven times for a Grammy Award. He has written big band and or ...
* ''Home of My Heart'' (Origin, 2005) * ''No Bounds'' (Origin, 2006) * ''Full-On!'' (Origin, 2014) With others *
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, ''Classic Songs My Way'' (Universal, 2007) * Paul Anka, ''Rock Swings'' (Verve/Universal, 2005) *
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, ''Avenged Sevenfold'' (Warner Bros., 2007) * David Benoit, ''Inner Motion'' (GRP, 1990) * Bright Eyes, ''Down in the Weeds Where the World Once Was Dead'' (Oceans, 2020) * Bright Eyes, ''One and Done Dead'' (Oceans, 2020) *
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, ''Battle of the Sexes'' (Sony, 2017) * James Brown, ''Get On Up'' (Polydor, 2014) *
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, ''Blue Condition'' (Sin-Drome, 1996) * Joe Cocker, ''Have a Little Faith'' (Capitol, 1994) * Harry Connick Jr., ''To See You'' (Columbia, 1997) * Bill Cunliffe, ''Live at Rocco'' (Azica, 2002) *
Bob Curnow Robert Harry "Bob" Curnow (born November 1, 1941) is an American musician who served as a trombonist, staff arranger and producer for the Stan Kenton Orchestra during the 1960s and 1970s.Sparke, Michael; Venudor, Peter (1998). "Stan Kenton, The ...
, ''The Music of Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays'' (MAMA, 1994) *
Dominique Dalcan Dominique Dalcan (a.k.a. Snooze) is a French electronic musician and film composer. He is the winner of the "victoires de la musique" in 2018 in the category "electronic album". History Dominique Dalcan spent his childhood and adolescence in No ...
, ''Ostinato'' (Island, 1998) *
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, ''This One's from the Heart'' (Concord Jazz, 1999) *
John Daversa John Daversa is an American jazz trumpeter, electronic valve instrument (EVI) player, composer, arranger, conductor, bandleader, producer and educator. Early life Daversa is the son of Jay Daversa, trumpeter for Stan Kenton and Los Angeles stu ...
, ''Kaleidoscope Eyes'' (BFM, 2016) * Michael Davis, ''Absolute Trombone II'' (Hip-Bone Music, 2007) *
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, ''Gol De Mujer'' (RCA, 1998) * Bill Elliott, ''Swing Fever'' (Wayland, 1994) * Bill Elliott, ''Calling All Jitterbugs!'' (Wayland, 1997) *
Michael Feinstein Michael Jay Feinstein (born September 7, 1956) is an American singer, pianist, and music revivalist. He is an archivist and interpreter for the repertoire known as the Great American Songbook. In 1988 he won a Drama Desk Special Award for cele ...
, ''Big City Rhythms'' (Concord, 1999) * Michael Feinstein, ''Sinatra Project Vol. II'' (Concord Jazz, 2011) *
Maynard Ferguson Walter Maynard Ferguson CM (May 4, 1928 – August 23, 2006) was a Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader. He came to prominence in Stan Kenton's orchestra before forming his own big band in 1957. He was noted for his bands, which often serv ...
, ''Body & Soul'' (BlackHawk, 1986) * Maynard Ferguson, ''Big Bop Nouveau'' (Intima, 1990) *
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, ''A Christmas to Remember'' (A&M, 1999) *
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, ''Illuminations'' (143/Reprise, 2010) *
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, ''One Kind Favor'' (Geffen, 2008) * John LaBarbera, ''On the Wild Side'' (Jazz Compass, 2003) * John LaBarbera, ''Fantazm'' (Jazz Compass, 2005) * M83, ''Oblivion'' (Back Lot Music, 2013) *
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, ''Music Is Better Than Words'' (Universal, 2011) * Seth MacFarlane, ''In Full Swing'' (Verve, 2017) *
Keiko Matsui , is a Japanese keyboardist and composer, specializing in smooth jazz and New-age music. Biography Keiko Matsui was born in Tokyo, Japan. Her mother, Emiko, took her to her first piano lesson in the June following her fifth birthday. Japanese t ...
, ''Cherry Blossom'' (Pioneer, 1992) * Dave Matthews, ''Come Tomorrow'' (RCA, 2018) *
Don Menza Don Menza (born April 22, 1936) is an American jazz saxophonist. Career Menza was born in Buffalo, New York. After serving in the U.S. Army, he was part of the Maynard Ferguson Orchestra from 1960 to 1962 and then briefly worked for Stan Kenton ...
, ''Menza Lines'' (Jazzed Media, 2005) *
Pat Metheny Patrick Bruce Metheny ( ; born August 12, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist and composer. He is the leader of the Pat Metheny Group and is also involved in duets, solo works, and other side projects. His style incorporates elements of progre ...
, ''From This Place'' (Nonesuch, 2020) * Bette Midler, ''Gypsy'' (Atlantic, 1993) *
Sammy Nestico Samuel Louis Nistico (February 6, 1924 – January 17, 2021), better known as Sammy Nestico, was an American composer and arranger. Nestico is best known for his arrangements for the Count Basie orchestra. Early life and education Samuel Luigi ...
, ''Big Band Favorites of Sammy Nestico'' (Summit, 1998) *
Anita O'Day Anita Belle Colton (October 18, 1919 – November 23, 2006), known professionally as Anita O'Day, was an American jazz singer and self proclaimed “song stylist” widely admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band app ...
, ''Rules of the Road'' (Pablo, 1993) *
Tommy Pederson Pullman Gerald "Tommy" Pederson (August 15, 1920 – January 16, 1998) was an American trombonist and composer known for his work in jazz, big band, and classical genres. Career Pederson performed and recorded with big bands and artists that ...
, ''All My Concertos'' (JDM 2003) *
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, ''Late Night Feelings'' (Columbia, 2019) *
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, ''The Umbrella Academy'' (Lakeshore, 2019) *
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, ''Jack Is Back'' (Butterfly, 1995) *
John Tesh John Frank Tesh (born July 9, 1952) is an American pianist and composer of pop music, as well as a radio host and television presenter. He hosts the ''Intelligence for Your Life'' radio show. In addition, since 2014, he has hosted ''Intelligen ...
, ''Sax On the Beach'' (GTS, 1995) * Bill Watrous, ''Kindred Spirits'' (Summit, 2006) * Bill Watrous, ''A Beautiful Friendship'' (Summit, 2014) *
Robbie Williams Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and songwriter. He found fame as a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995, and achieved commercial success after launching a solo career in 1996. His debut stud ...
, ''Swing When You're Winning'' (Chrysalis, 2001) *
Gerald Wilson Gerald Stanley Wilson (September 4, 1918 – September 8, 2014) was an American jazz trumpeter, big band bandleader, composer, arranger, and educator. Born in Mississippi, he was based in Los Angeles from the early 1940s. In addition to being a ...
, '' State Street Sweet'' (MAMA, 1995) *
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, ''Storytone'' (Reprise, 2014)


References


Biographical sketch of Alex Iles at Trombone Page of the World

Alex Iles, Greenhoe Trombone Performing Artist

Greenhoe GB4 Series

Greenhoe GC5-TIS Series


External links

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