Alexandra Grimal, born in Egypt in 1980, studied classical piano from five years old

Alexandra Grimal, born in Egypt in 1980, studied classical piano from five years old. Master’s Degree in jazz saxophone under the guidance of John Ruocco at the Royal Conservatory of the Hague in the Netherlands (2005), she also studied in the "Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique" in Paris and at the Sibelius Academy of Helsinki in Finland. She currently lives between New York and Paris.
Photo: © Hélène Collon    Atelier du Plateau.

discography
— leaderAlexandra Grimal "owls talk" /Lee Konitz - Gary Peacock - Paul Motian/ Marge 2010
Alexandra Grimal "seminare vento" Freelance 2010
Alexandra Grimal "shape" Futura Marge 2009

— sideman
Birgitte Lyregaard "Blue Anemone" Challenge Records 2010
Sebastien Lovato " Music Boox" 2010
You had me at hello "meet Oliver Lake" Tonometer 2010 vinyl 7’
You had me at hello "meet Ab Baars & Michael Moore" Tonometer 2010 vinyl 7’
Édouard Ferlet "Filigrane" Melisse 2009
Fred Norel "dreamseekers" Melisse Music 2009
Julio Resende "da Alma" Clean Feed 2008
Ruben Samama « Hotaru» OAP Records 2007

prizes and awards
Nominated for the French "Victoires du Jazz" 2010 (as soloist)
Winner of the Jean-Luc Lagardère Fondation — musician grant 2009
Tremplin l’Esprit Jazz à St Germain des Prés 2008 FR — Soloist Prize
Grand Prix du Tremplin Européen de Jazz d’Avignon 2007 FR Grimal 4tet — 1st prize
Concours National de Jazz de La Défense 2007 FR with Grimal 4tet — 3rd group prize
International Contest for Young Jazz Soloists of Fribourg 2007 CH — winner with congratulations of the judges under the presidency of Martial Solal.

Program:
. Grimal group (Neufeld / Morgan / Gilmore) September 29th New York — Cornelia Street Cafe  8:30 pm

. composer residency at the Mac Dowell Colony — November 23rd till January 18th 2011 // compositeur en résidence cet hiver aux Etats-Unis

. résidence à l'Atelier du Plateau saison 2010 - 11  // residency at Atelier du Plateau

. new recordings out now  // sorties de disques
seminare vento — Freelance Records  (Grimal / di Domenico / Cabras / Lobo)
owls talk — Marge Records (Grimal / Konitz / Peacock / Motian )

. coming out soon // sortie de disque novembre
Ghibli — label sans bruit

Júlio Resende on piano,
João Lobo on drums,
Alexandra Grimal on saxophone and
João Custódio on bass.
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