Phil
Phil Alexander – piano
Phil was born in London to a leftwing Jewish family. He has a first in music from Goldsmiths College, where he studied with avant-garde guru John Tilbury. His musical experience ranges from Berlin Cabaret to contemporary classical, but his main love is klezmer (5 years in a Jewish wedding band planted a seed that continues to grow). In Edinburgh Phil currently leads his own jazz tango trio and plays piano and accordion in the Eliza Carthy band. He was for several years part of the internationally-acclaimed Salsa Celtica, and his compositions have featured at London’s South Bank, Edinburgh’s Queen’s Hall and beyond. Happiest leading the action from the middle, Phil’s driving piano and creative insight is the glue that brings the whole band together.
