Neil Alexander & Nail @ The Underground at The Falcon

“All music is crossover”, says Neil Alexander, a self-styled “Jazz Synthesist” and composer from Newburgh, NY. He knows what he’s talking about, having played thousands of gigs in about every style across 30+ years of making music.

Formed in 1999 by synth master, Neil Alexander, to satisfy his diverse musical tastes, NAIL breaks rules and brings multiple styles and worlds together. A remarkable quartet, NAIL is a particularly hi-tech fusion of Jazz, Rock, Funk, Ambient and Electronica, with a distinctly original sound.

Alexander ties this difficult categorization together through jazz, the original melting pot of music. “Jazz borrows from everything it co-exists with, and spawns new styles constantly.” With his experience - which includes playing rock, jazz, blues, funk, electronica, ambient, classical, composing for Modern Dance and Avant Garde Theater as well as teaching Master Classes in music technology - Neil has built a formidable musical vocabulary. ...

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“All music is crossover”, says Neil Alexander, a self-styled “Jazz Synthesist” and composer from Newburgh, NY. He knows what he’s talking about, having played thousands of gigs in about every style across 30+ years of making music.

Formed in 1999 by synth master, Neil Alexander, to satisfy his diverse musical tastes, NAIL breaks rules and brings multiple styles and worlds together. A remarkable quartet, NAIL is a particularly hi-tech fusion of Jazz, Rock, Funk, Ambient and Electronica, with a distinctly original sound.

Alexander ties this difficult categorization together through jazz, the original melting pot of music. “Jazz borrows from everything it co-exists with, and spawns new styles constantly.” With his experience - which includes playing rock, jazz, blues, funk, electronica, ambient, classical, composing for Modern Dance and Avant Garde Theater as well as teaching Master Classes in music technology - Neil has built a formidable musical vocabulary.

Neil Alexander & NAIL is a tight, versatile unit, easily shifting and combining the aforementioned styles with fierce musicianship. At the core is an emphasis on improvisation and a solid foundation in Jazz. True lovers of jazz, improvisation and exhilarating sensory experiences seek them out, knowing they will shatter boundaries and test limits.

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