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About Alex

Alex Alani is a professional trumpet player based in Plymouth, U.K. who specializes in jazz, R&B, soul, funk, and popular music.

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Plymouth

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Alex Alani was born and raised in Bloomington, Indiana in the United States. Since his arrival in the South West of England in 2024, Alex has performed blues, jazz, R&B, soul, and funk on the trumpet nearly every weekend alongside primarily Freshly Squeezed, but also Russell Sinclair, Vince Lee, Julian Isaacs, and function groups such as The Urban Party Project. Besides Alex's PhD research into quantum computing's role in music and audio, he was the musical director during the 2025/2026 academic year for the University of Plymouth Big Band who went on to win the Society of the Year Award at the Beacon Awards in 2026. His various trumpet teachers and musical mentors in school growing up have played with acts such as Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind & Fire, Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Maynard Ferguson, the Glenn Miller Orchestra, and The Count Basie Orchestra.

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5 out of 5

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Alex's Reviews

5 out of 5

Alex Alani is an excellent trumpet player and rapper. I have watched him play with Freshly Squeezed many times, and his playing sounds soulful and professional. The tone of his playing is bright, warm and focused, and I am sure he will be a valuable asset to any band he performs with.

5 out of 5

I had the opportunity to witness Alex play trumpet at the South West England Battle of the Big Bands in Bath, and it was clear he is a very strong player. His years of experience translate very well through his playing and command of the stage.

Alex's Song list

Jazz/Blues/Bebop/Funk Standards: - Back Home Again in Indiana

- Georgia on my Mind

- The Chicken

- Heart and Soul

- The Nearness of You

- Chameleon

- Take the A Train

- Tenor Madness

- Bags Groove

-Footprints

-How High the Moon

- Yardbird Suite

- Struttin' with some BBQ

- Corcovado

- Bye Bye Blackbird

- A Night in Tunisia

- All of Me

- Satin Doll

- The Chicken

- Sandu

- Billie's Bounce

- Cantaloupe Island

- What a Wonderful World

- Saint Thomas

- Nica's Dream

- My Little Suede Shoes

- Watermelon Man

- Round Midnight

- The Way You Look Tonight

- From the Top of my Head

- There Will Never Be Another You

- Mercy Mercy Mercy

- Misty

- Doxy

- On the Sunny Side of the Street

- Night and Day

- On Green Dolphin Street

- September in the Rain

- Joy Spring

- Have You Met Miss Jones

- Four

- The Preacher

- Anthropology

- Lullaby of Birdland

- When the Saints Go Marching In

- Autumn Leaves

- Blue Bossa

- So What

- Song For My Father

- The Jody Grind

- Blue Monk

- Pop/R&B/Soul songs: - Superstition

- Isn't She Lovely

- I Wish

- I Feel Good

- Use Me

- Squadlive

- Funky Nassau

- Dolla Diva

- Back in Black

- Pass the Peas

- Stayin' Alive

- I WIll Survive

- I Wanna Dance with Somebody

- Love on Top

- Leave the Door Open

- What Makes You Beautiful

- Sir Duke

- Valerie

Alex's Prices

Last updated: 2026

Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.

Duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£75
Up to 1 hour	£187.50
Up to 2 hours	£312.50
Up to 3 hours	£437.50

Wedding ceremony30 minutes

This includes music before the service begins and music as guests leave.

£125

1 Solo Hour1 hour

I will bring my bluetooth speaker and still jam over jazz standards and any requests anyone has of any song in any genre.

£187.50

Solo Wedding2 hours

I will bring my bluetooth speaker and jam to jazz standards for 2 hours, I will also improvise over any requests.

£375

Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

I always give it everything I've got, each performance means something to me and I can convey that convincingly.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

Carnegie Hall in New York City, U.S. Annabel's in Plymouth, U.K. The Orbit Room in Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. Pizza Express in Holborn, London, U.K. The Retorrick Mill in Newquay, U.K. Mr Wolfs in Bristol, U.K. Millbrook FC in Millbrook, U.K. The Globe Inn in Looe, U.K. Gaz's Rock and Blues in Soho, London, U.K. The Preston Gate Inn in Bude, U.K.

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

Stevie Wonder, PJ Morton, Louis Armstrong, Clifford Brown, Immanuel Wilkins, Marquis Hill, Sun Ra, Frank Zappa, Moondog, Dmitri Shostakovich, One Direction

What is the most high profile gig you've performed?

Performing oboe on Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra when I was around 16, or around that time playing in Carnegie Hall in New York City.

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

I can be flexible as in I am quick to communicate back and forth quickly if needed.

Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?

Yes, I can bring a bluetooth speaker and play trumpet to backing tracks just on my own with no cords, just let me know ahead of time!

How much time do you need to set up?

2-3 minutes.

Can I pick the pieces you play from the set list?

If it is a jazz standard on the songlist, I can do it.

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Everything except usually the venue has a mic that I use, but I have my own trumpet, my own trumpet mouthpiece, my own IEM so in ear monitors, and my own earphones for said IEM pack.

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

For sure, the more time I have on this the better.

Musicianship

Genres:

Jazz, Christmas, Traditional church music, Contemporary Christian, Military, Classical, Classical crossover, Musical theatre, Opera, Medieval music, Contemporary classical, Film / TV music, Fanfare, Electronic, Ambient, EDM, Dubstep, Drum 'n' Bass, Garage, House, Electro-Swing, 1920s era music, 1930s era music, 1940s era music, 1950s era music, 1960s era music, 1970s era music, 1980s era music, 1990s era music, Folk, Bluegrass, Country, Folk rock, Rockabilly, Blues, Cabaret, Dixieland, Modern jazz, Latin jazz, Jazz fusion, Gypsy jazz, Ragtime, Gospel, Swing, Avant garde, Easy listening, Noise music, Marching, Experimental, Pop, R&B, Covers, Disco, Funk, Soul, Top 40, Hip Hop, Motown, Rock, Classic rock, Progressive rock, Indie, World music, African music, Arabic, Salsa, Latin, Mariachi, Merengue, Cuban music, Calypso, Asian music, Greek music, Reggae, Acoustic

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Instruments:

Trumpet, Oboe, Rapper

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Event types:

Wedding, Virtual event, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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Other skills:

Arranger, Composer, Lyricist, Songwriter, Actor, Fluent sight-reader, Fluent improviser, Instrumental teaching, Theory teaching, Singing teaching, Composition teaching

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