Alex Machacek
Born	1 July 1972
Genre(s)	Jazz Fusion Experimental
Affiliation(s)	BPM
Label(s)	AbstractLogix Records
Years active	Late 1990s - present
Official site	Official Alex Machacek website

Alex Machacek (born 1 July 1972 in Tulln, Austria)^[1] is an Austrian jazz fusion guitarist best known for his 1999 debut album Featuring Ourselves and the acclaimed follow-up Delete and Roll with the band BPM. He is critically acclaimed by the likes of John McLaughlin and the late Shawn Lane for his innovative style and the ease with which he shifts from legato to staccato.^[2] John McLaughlin said about him, "Alex Machacek's music starts where other music ends".^[3] He is currently based in Los Angeles. July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form that originated around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans, rooted in African American musical styles blended with Western music technique and theory. ... Bitches Brew (1970) by Miles Davis is considered the most influential early fusion album. ... Experimental Related to experiment it is refered to ideas or techniques not yet stablished or finalized involving innovation. ... See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from the late 1980s and shortly after the year 2000. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Bitches Brew (1970) by Miles Davis is considered the most influential early fusion album. ... Different kinds of guitars The guitar is a fretted and stringed musical instrument, used in a wide variety of musical styles, and is also widely known as a solo classical instrument. ... John McLaughlin John McLaughlin during a Shakti concert John McLaughlin (born January 4, 1942), also Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, is a jazz fusion guitar player from Yorkshire in England. ... Shawn Lane (March 21, 1963 – September 26, 2003) was an American guitarist and composer. ... In musical notation legato indicates that musical notes are played smoothly. ... In musical notation, staccato indicates that notes are sounded in a detached and distinctly separate manner with their lengths shortened; that is, a short silence should be between the notes, without affecting the rhythm. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ...

Early years

Machacek was born to a Czech family in Tulln, Austria. His family had moved to Austria in the 1960s as refugees. Since then, they have adopted Austria as their nation. He started playing the guitar at the age of 8 by taking classical guitar lessons for six years at a music school in Vienna. A classical guitar, also called a Spanish guitar, is a musical instrument from the guitar family. ... Inhabitants according to official census figures: 1800 to 2005 Vienna in 1858 UN complex in Vienna, with the non-affiliated Austria Center Vienna in front - picture taken from Danube Tower in nearby Danube Park. ...

Machacek's early influences were heavy metal musicians and bands like Iron Maiden, KISS, Deep Purple and Queen. However, in the mid-1980s, he was exposed to jazz and quickly got hooked to music of Mike Stern, John Scofield, Allan Holdsworth, Frank Zappa, Chick Corea and John McLaughlin. Machacek states that he is influenced by all the music that he liked, including heavy metal and hard rock.^[1] Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from East London. ... KISS is an American heavy metal/hard rock/glam rock band formed in New York City in 1973. ... Deep Purple are an English hard rock band formed in London, England in 1968 (see 1968 in music). ... Queen are a British rock band formed by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, and Roger Taylor in London, England in 1970 from the remains of Smile, with John Deacon completing the lineup the following year. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form that originated around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans, rooted in African American musical styles blended with Western music technique and theory. ... Mike Stern (born January 10, 1953) is an American jazz guitarist. ... John Scofield (born December 26, 1951 in Dayton, Ohio) is a jazz guitarist and composer, who played and eventually collaborated with Miles Davis. ... Allan Holdsworth (born August 6, 1946 in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is an English jazz guitarist and composer. ... Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, guitarist, singer, film director, and satirist. ... Chick Corea on the cover of sheet music book Chick Corea Collection Armando Anthony Chick Corea (born June 12, 1941) is a multiple Grammy Award winning American jazz pianist/keyboardist and composer. ... John McLaughlin John McLaughlin during a Shakti concert John McLaughlin (born January 4, 1942), also Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, is a jazz fusion guitar player from Yorkshire in England. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Music career

Alex Machacek studied Jazz Guitar and Jazz Education at the Conservatory of Vienna, Austria. He also took classical lessons in percussion. After that, he attended Berklee College of Music, Boston for 2 semesters. Alex also won the European guitar competition "Guitar Newcomer 98".^[1] He released his first album Featuring Ourselves in 1999. He then met his idol, drummer Terry Bozzio. Both collaborated and released the album Delete and Roll as BPM. The album was a slight deviation from the first album. It has largely been considered a crossover album with elements of avant garde, jazz, fusion and prog rock all evident. Music critics have likened the music to Frank Zappa's rhythmically complex patterns and atmospheric guitar synth backdrops reminiscent of Nordic ECM releases. The albums contain a lot of fluid legato guitar solos.^[4] Machacek released [Sic] in 2005. All his albums have received critical acclaim, especially in jazz circles.^[5][6][7][8] [Sic] also features his wife, Sumitra on vocals in one song, the song being "Indian Girl". A music school or conservatory (American English) — also known as a conservatoire (British English) or a conservatorium (Australian English) — is an institution dedicated to teaching the art of music, including the playing of musical instruments, musical composition, musicianship, music history, and music theory. ... Percussion instruments are played by being struck, shaken, rubbed or scraped. ... Berklee College of Music, founded in 1945, is an independent music college in Boston, Massachusetts with many prominent faculty, staff, alumni, and visiting artists. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub of the Universe (The State House, according to Oliver Wendell Holmes, is the hub of the Solar System), Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... Terry John Bozzio (born December 27, 1950) is an American drummer. ... Chromosomal crossover in genetics is an exchange of material between two chromosomes. ... The Loves of Zero 35 mm film by Robert Florey 1927 Avant-garde in French means front guard, advance guard, or vanguard. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form that originated around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans, rooted in African American musical styles blended with Western music technique and theory. ... Bitches Brew (1970) by Miles Davis is considered the most influential early fusion album. ... The progressive rock band Yes performing in 1977. ... A guitar/synthesizer (also guitar synthesizer, guitar/synth, or guitar synth) is any one of a number of systems originally conceived to allow a guitar player to play synthesizers. ... The Nordic countries (Greenland not shown) The Nordic countries is a term used collectively for five countries in Northern Europe. ... ECM (Edition of Contemporary Music) is a record label founded in Munich, Germany in 1969 by Manfred Eicher. ...

Machacek has also toured as "Austrian Trio" with two other Austrian musicians, bassist Raphael Preuschl and drummer Herbert Pirker. The Austrian Trio have collaborated with Mario Lackner.^[2] A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... Paul Chambers, acclaimed jazz bassist A bassist is a musician who plays a double bass or electric bass (also referred to as bass guitar). ... A session drummer at practice A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ...

Personal life

Alex Machacek lives in Los Angeles with his wife Sumitra Nanjundan, an Indian American. They married in 2005 after having worked together for eight years. He has produced her solo album Indian Girl in which he is himself featured in one of the songs. He also visited India in 2005 for a special show as part of the annual Jazz Fest.^[2] For an article on American Indians see Native Americans. ... New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (aka Jazz Fest) is an annual celebration of the music and culture of New Orleans and Louisiana. ...

Discography

• Featuring Ourselves - 1999
• Delete and Roll - 2002 (as part of the band BPM)
• [Sic] - 2005

References

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External links

• Official Site
• Alex Machacek at AllMusic.com