Alex Jacquemin

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"Alex Jacquemin¹s new release combines the sounds of European and American jazz with the rich, sensuous melodies of Africa and the Middle East. Sexy, playful, mystical, it transports you to new states of mind, where anything is possible."
-Valerie Gladstone, writer for The New York Times, Washington Post and LA Times

Alex Jacquemin is a modern jazz guitarist with a driving penchant for originality, daring and challenge. Born in France, he did not pick up his first guitar until the age of 16, but worked on his mastery of the instrument with such disciplined devotion that he was formally teaching others how to play by his fourth year... An ambitious player, composer, arranger and band leader, Alex brought his skills to the United States to delve deeper into shaping his own style and sound... His most profound progress in this direction can be heard on his completely original new double CD concept album, First and Last Light.