ALEX FÖX

Alex Fox is a nuevo flamenco guitarist, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and based in the United States.

He received his musical education in Argentina, studying classical guitar, piano and harmony from the age of 6.

He later received a study scholarship to play in the Buenos Aires Symphony Orchestra. He began composing while working as a music teacher. His influences were varied, ranging from The Beatles to Paco de Lucía, and including the classical guitarist Andrés Segovia, Gipsy Kings and Carlos Jobim.

In 1984 he moved to Miami, Florida, in the United States, where he continued his studies at Miami Dade College. He soon established himself as a leading artist in South Beach, where he worked for several years.

Nuevo flamenco is a fusion of traditional flamenco with Latin rhythms (pop, rumba), Gypsy music, jazz, electronic music and other styles. It emerged in the 1980s, influenced by Paco de Lucía and Camarón de la Isla, among others.

Alex Fox has described his style as "a blend of classic rumba, flamenco rhythms and a Mediterranean touch".

As an independent artist, he created his own record label, "Alex Fox Productions Inc.", through which he produced his eight albums; the first of these was «A los gitanos» («To the gypsies»), in 1994, and from then on he released one album a year until 1999.

As well as recording, he has performed in several countries, including Spain, Germany, France, Australia, Indonesia, the Bahamas and Istanbul, in public and private concerts and in benefit shows, among the latter for the Cancer Foundation in South Florida and the Save the Children Foundation.

In 1996 he recorded a version of the song "La Carretera" with Julio Iglesias.

In 1997 he gave a private concert for the then President Bill Clinton.

In 1999 he performed as the opening act for a concert by Tito Puente, the Puerto Rican percussionist, at the Istanbul Amphitheatre.

In 2000 he appeared at the Bacardi Jazz Festival in Beirut.

In 2006, he played with his band and the Las Olas Studio Orchestra at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, a theatre in Fort Lauderdale.