Alexander Claffy
Alexander Claffy – born June 9, 1992 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – is a jazz bassist, composer, bandleader, and educator. Raised in a musical household – his father was a pianist and bandleader, his mother was a vocalist – Claffy first learned to play the piano before switching to the bass. He had many musical mentors in Philadelphia including Ron Carter, Dwayne Burno and Orin O'Brien. Claffy relocated to New York City in 2011 and worked with many of the city’s jazz greats including Chris Botti, Wallace Roney, Joey Alexander, Jimmy Cobb, Louis Hayes, Harold Mabern, and others. He formed the band Claffy and released their self-titled debut album in 2016. He released the solo album Standards: What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? in 2018. The following year, his band released the album Claffy II.
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Michael Stephenson Meets Alexander Claffy with His Trio
Michael Stephenson, Alexander Claffy
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei Cellar Live am 10.09.2021
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Outskirts of Town
Michael Stephenson, Alexander Claffy
Jazzgesang - Erschienen bei Cellar Live am 23.06.2023
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Music from Big Orange
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei Cellar Live am 14.10.2022
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Standards: What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?
Jazz - Erschienen bei SMK Jazz am 02.11.2018
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When a Man Loves a Woman
Michael Stephenson, Alexander Claffy, Benny Benack III
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei Cellar Live am 26.03.2021
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Tennessee Waltz
Michael Stephenson, Alexander Claffy
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei Cellar Live am 30.07.2021
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Good Spirits
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei Cellar Live am 04.03.2022
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Mostly Mono Mixtape
Slim Morrison, Alexander Claffy
Jazz Fusion & Jazzrock - Erschienen bei La Reserve Records am 23.02.2024
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Windmills of Your Mind
Jazzgesang - Erschienen bei Ring Road Recordings am 04.10.2019
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For All We Know
Michael Stephenson, Alexander Claffy
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei Cellar Live am 07.05.2021
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Greenbacks
Michael Stephenson, Alexander Claffy, Benny Benack III
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei Cellar Live am 18.06.2021
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Claffy I
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei La Reserve Records am 05.06.2020
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Rainbow Connection
Michael Stephenson, Alexander Claffy
Jazzgesang - Erschienen bei Cellar Live am 12.05.2023
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Are You Experienced
Michael Stephenson, Alexander Claffy
Jazzgesang - Erschienen bei Cellar Live am 17.02.2023
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My Empty Arms
Michael Stephenson, Alexander Claffy
Jazzgesang - Erschienen bei Cellar Live am 31.03.2023
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Strut Like Jagger
Slim Morrison, Alexander Claffy
Jazz Fusion & Jazzrock - Erschienen bei La Reserve Records am 26.01.2024
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Inner Glimpse
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei Cellar Live am 05.11.2021
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Straight Life
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei Cellar Live am 21.01.2022
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Beeb's Lament
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei Cellar Live am 10.12.2021
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