Alex Alessandroni Jr.
Pianist • Keyboardist • Music Director • Composer
Ξ Bio
Alex Alessandroni Jr. was born into a rich musical heritage.
Born and raised in Rome, Italy, he began studying classical piano at an early age. His father is the well-respected arranger, guitarist and whistler of "A Fistful of Dollars" and many more world-known "Spaghetti Western" movie soundtracks, and his mother a well-known singer.
By eighteen Alex was chosen to perform with the Rome Symphony Orchestra, but his interest in American music eventually led him to Boston to study at Berklee College of Music. Upon completion of his studies at Berklee, Alex moved to Los Angeles to begin a career in music.
Since 1988 he has performed, directed and/or recorded with artists such as Babyface, Whitney Houston, Christina Aguilera, Pink, Nelly Furtado, Leann Rimes, Faith Evans, Toni Braxton, Natalie Cole, Warren Cuccurullo, Don Felder, Bobby Brown, After 7, Vasco Rossi, Jovanotti to name a few.
Ξ Works
| Artist | Project | Label | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jovanotti | Lorenzo 2015 CC | Universal | Michele Canova |
| Don Felder | Rocket Science | Road To Forever | Felder/Di Maggio |
| Jovanotti | Backup | Universal | Michele Canova |
| Ruben Studdard | Love Is | Hickory Rec | J. Jam & T. Lewis |
| Guitar Shorty | Bare Knuckle | Alligator Rec | Wyzard |
| Jovanotti | Ora | Universal | Michele Canova |
| Vasco Rossi | Vivere o Niente | EMI | Guido Elmi, Sage |
| Jovanotti | Safari | Mercury | Michele Canova |
| Warren Cuccurullo | Speaking In Tongues | Indie | Warren Cuccurullo |
| Nelly Furtado | Folklore | Dreamworks | Track & Field Prod. |
| Christina Aguilera | My Kind of Christmas | RCA | C.S.E. / Ron Fair |
| John Sykes | Nuclear Cowboy | Mercury | John Sykes |
| New Radicals | Maybe you’ve been... | RCA | Gregg Alexander |
| Duff Mc Kagan | Beautiful Disease | Geffen | Duff Mc Kagan |
| John Sykes | Loveland | Mercury | John Sykes |
| Sheena Easton | Freedom | RCA Japan | Danny Diante |
| Waymon Tisdale | "In the zone" | Mojazz | Derek Allen |
| Diego Torres | "Luna Nueva" | BMG | Celso Valli |
| Bobby Brown | Forever | MCA | Bobby Brown |
| Chaka Khan | "Waiting to exhale" | Arista | Babyface |
| Patti LaBelle | "Waiting to exhale" | Arista | Babyface |
| Faith Evans | "Waiting to exhale" | Arista | Babyface |
| For Real | "Waiting to exhale" | Arista | Babyface |
| Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans | "Waiting to exhale" | Arista | Babyface |
| Bobby Brown | "Posse" | MCA | Derek Allen |
| Charlie Wilson | You turn my life around | MCA | We Fly Productions |
| Artist | Event |
|---|---|
| Luis Fonsi, Martina McBride | Alma Awards 2012 |
| Joss Stone, Yolanda, Adams, Brian Wilson | BMI Awards 2005 |
| Blu Cantrell | "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno, 2003 |
| Craig Kilborn 2003 | |
| Frankie J | "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno, 2003 |
| LeAnn Rimes | Blockbuster Hollywood Christmas Spectacular 2002 |
| Caroline Rea 2002 | |
| Regis & Kelly 2002 | |
| Jay Leno 2002 | |
| The Wayne Brady Show 2002 | |
| AOL Sessions 2002 | |
| Paulina Rubio | Alma Awards 2002 |
| Faith Evans | Jay Leno 2002 |
| "Rosie O’Donnell Show", 2002 | |
| Craig Kilborn 2002 | |
| Soul Train Awards 2002 | |
| Pink | “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno, 2003 |
| Good Morning America 2003 | |
| Top of the Pops 2003 | |
| MTV Movie Awards 2003 | |
| Brit Awards 2003 | |
| MTV Icon 2002 | |
| Nickelodeon’s Kids Choice Awards | |
| “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rocking Eve 2002 | |
| "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno, 2001 | |
| “Billboard Awards” 2001 | |
| "Rosie O’Donnell Show", 2001 | |
| “Regis & Kelly” 2001 | |
| MTV’s TRL 2001 | |
| Nelly Furtado | "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno, 2001 |
| Christina Aguilera | "The Grammys", 2001 |
| ABC Christmas Special “My Reflection” 2000 | |
| “Radio Music Awards” 2000 | |
| "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno, 2000 | |
| "MTV-Tiger Jam III" | |
| "Latin Grammy" 2000 | |
| "MTV Music Video Awards" 2000 | |
| "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno, 2000 | |
| "Much Music 2000" | |
| "Disney Special 2000" | |
| “ALMA Awards 2000” | |
| “Essence Awards 2000” | |
| VH-1’s “Men Strike Back”, 2000 | |
| "Rosie O’Donnell Show", 2000 | |
| “Saturday Night Live”, 2000 | |
| “TMF/Daphne’s Day”, 2000 | |
| “American Music Awards”, 2000 | |
| "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno, ‘99 | |
| "Disney Concert Special", '99 | |
| "Disney American Teacher Award", '99 | |
| "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno, ‘99 | |
| "Top of the Pops" European Show, '99 | |
| "Rosie O’Donnell Show", ‘99 | |
| "The Late Show with David Letterman", ‘99 | |
| "Good Morning America", '99 | |
| Kevon Edmonds | "BET Live" from L.A., '99 |
| "Donny & Marie", '99 | |
| En Vogue | "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno, ‘98 |
| "Rosie O’Donnell Show", ‘98 | |
| "Saturday Night Live", ‘97 | |
| "Rosie O’Donnell Show", ‘97 | |
| "MTV Movie Awards", ‘97 | |
| "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno, ‘97 | |
| "The Late Show with David Letterman", ‘97 | |
| "Keenan Ivory Wayans Show", ‘97 | |
| After 7 | "Friday Night" Videos, ‘95 |
| "Showtime at the Apollo", ‘95 | |
| "Stephanie Miller", ‘95 | |
| "Lou Rawls Parade Of Stars", ‘95 | |
| "BET", ‘95 | |
| "Bigger & Summers", ‘95 | |
| Babyface | "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno, ‘95 |
| "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno, ‘94 | |
| "Arsenio Hall", ‘93 | |
| SWV | “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno, ‘93 |
| Bobby Brown | “Keenan Ivory Wayans Show”, ‘97 |
| “The Late Show with David Letterman”, ‘97 | |
| “Rosie O’Donnell Show”, ‘97 | |
| “Chris Rock Show-HBO”, ‘97 | |
| “Humpin’ Around” Video, ‘92 | |
| "MTV Awards", ‘92 | |
| “Saturday Night Live”, ‘92 | |
| "Arsenio Hall", ‘89 | |
| “Prerogative” Video, ‘89 | |
| “Roni” Video, ‘89 | |
| “MTV New Year’s Eve” Special, ‘89 | |
| Babyface & Toni Braxton | "Arsenio Hall", ‘92 |
| Babyface & Jon B. | “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno, ‘95 |
| Stephanie Mills | “The Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson, ’90 |
Mike Patton – Australia Tour 2012
Natalie Cole – Tour 2008-2015 - Keyboardist
Pink – “I`m Not Dead” Promotional Tour 2006 - Musical Director
Natalie Cole – Tour 2005/2006 - Keyboardist
Babyface – Japan Tour 2004 - Keyboardist
Pink – “Try This” World Tour 2004 - Musical Director
Pink – “Trouble Promotional Tour” 2003 - Musical Director
Kenny G – KTLA Christmas Special 2003 - Keyboardist
LeAnn Rimes – “Twisted Angel” Promotional Tour 2002 - Musical Director
Jaheim – “Seagrams Gin” Tour 2002 – Musical Director
Pink – “Party Tour” 2002 - Musical Director
Nelly Furtado – “Burn In The Spotlight” World Tour 2002 - Musical Director
Pink – “Get The Party Started” Promotional Tour 2001 - Musical Director
Nelly Furtado – “Turn Off The Light” European Promotional Tour 2001 - Musical Director
Nelly Furtado – “Area 1” Tour 2001 - Musical Director
Christina Aguilera - "What A Girl Wants" Japan Tour 2001 - Keyboardist, Musical Director
Christina Aguilera - "What A Girl Wants" Latin Tour 2001 - Keyboardist, Musical Director
Christina Aguilera - "What A Girl Wants" Sears Levi's USA Tour 2000 - Keyboardist, Musical Director
Christina Aguilera - "What A Girl Wants" Canada Tour 2000 - Keyboardist, Musical Director
Christina Aguilera - "What A Girl Wants" Promotional Tour 2000 - Keyboardist, Musical Director
Christina Aguilera - "Fan Mail Tour" 2000 - Keyboardist, Musical Director
Christina Aguilera - "Genie in a Bottle" Promotional Tour, 99 - Keyboardist, Musical Director
Kevon Edmonds - "24/7" Promotional Tour, 99 - Musical Director
Nadine Renee - "Next to Me" Promotional Tour, 99 - Keyboardist, Musical Director
After 7 - “Reflections” Tour, 95 & 96 - Keyboardist, Musical Director
Karyn White - “Sweet and Sensual” Japan Tour, ‘95
Babyface - “For the cool in you” U.S. and Japan Tour, ‘94 & ‘95
Teena Marie - West Coast Tour, ‘94
Bobby Brown - Brunei (3 shows), ‘94
Chante Moore - Great Britain Tour, ‘93
S.W.V. - West Coast Tour, ‘93
Bobby Brown - “Humpin’ Around” World Tour, ‘93
Bobby Brown - Kool Jazz Festival, ‘93
Bobby Brown - American Music Awards Concert Series, Japan, ‘91
Bobby Brown - “Dance Ya Know It” World Tour, ‘90
After 7 - Great Britain & Japan Tour, ‘90
Bobby Brown - “Don’t Be Cruel” World Tour, ‘89
Bobby Brown - “Heartbreak” Tour, ‘88
Ξ Tour
| Event | Date | Location | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Concert Across America to End Gun Violence, Featuring: Moby, Don Felder, Carnie Wilson, Sam Harris, Sebastian Kole etc... | 2016 | Los Angeles, California, United States | The Standard |
| Supersonic Blues Machine feat. Steve Lukather, Billy F. Gibbons, Robben Ford, Walter Trout, Kenny Aronoff | 2016 | Various | Various |
| Stevie Wonder | 2016 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Georgia Superdome |
| Paul Stanley's Soul Station | 2015/2016 | Various | Various |
Ξ Contacts
Mail: info@alexalessandronijr.com
Facebook: alessandro.j.alessandroni
Instagram: aajmusic
YouTube: AlessandroniJr