Alex Conde

A journey between jazz and roots

Celebrated pianist Alex Conde brings deep roots in flamenco and classical to contemporary jazz. From a musical upbringing in Valencia, Conde has blazed his own musical path around the world.

New album: Alex Conde – El Trío

Now available on CD and Streaming platforms, the album delivers a pure jazz proposal rich with introspection and organic grooves. Conde, Michael Olivera and Pablo Martin Caminero achieve a perfect balance between improvisation, freedom and form. The trio has been selected by CNDM, INAEM, and AIE for their respective circuits.

Conde has played, composed and arranged works to captivate audiences at New York’s Blue Note and San Francisco’s SFJAZZ Center, and from the New York Flamenco Festival to the first Flamenco Jazz Festival in Tokyo.

Weaving traditional forms into innovative new harmonies, Conde delivers an on-stage energy that turns each concert into a unique ride.

On this website, you will find his discography, live videos, upcoming concerts, and international collaborations, as well as his work as an arranger, musical director and instructor.

“Alex Conde is a true pianist. His musical universe combines strength, lyricism, and a deeply personal vision.” — Julio Martí, Serious Fan Music

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BIOGRAPHY

Alex Conde is a pianist, composer, and arranger from Valencia.

Alex Conde is a pianist, composer, and arranger from Valencia with a unique artistic voice. Son of the legendary copla singer Alejandro Conde, he grew up in a family of musicians, developing from an early age a deep sensitivity to both popular and classical music—from copla to Beethoven, Chopin, and Albéniz—later exploring new paths between tradition and sonic avant-garde.

With a classical background, he studied at the José Iturbi Conservatory in Valencia with Sergio Sapena, and later modern music at the Aula de Música Moderna in Barcelona with Jon Urrutia, alternating classes with jam sessions and concerts in Valencia under the guidance of his mentor, trombonist Toni Belenguer. In 2007, he moved to the U.S. to study at Berklee College of Music (Boston) with Danilo Pérez, Ed Bedner, and Frank Carlberg, beginning an artistic journey between San Francisco and New York that has lasted over 15 years.

An international career: stages, festivals, and collaborations

With a trajectory that flows naturally between jazz, folk roots, and original creation, Alex Conde has performed at renowned clubs and festivals such as:

• Blue Note (New York) – with Luques Curtis and Guillermo Barron
• SFJAZZ Center Festival (San Francisco) – with John Santos and Jeff Chambers
• Panama Jazz Festival – with Danilo Pérez and Haggai Cohen
• Kimmel Center (Philadelphia) – with Juanito Pascual, John Patitucci, and Jamey Haddad
• Eurojazz Mexico – with Isabel Julve and Tupac Mantilla
• New York Festival – with Ismael Fernández and Sonia Olla
• Atlantic Jazz Festival (Canada)
• Tokyo Flamenco Jazz Festival – with Josemi Carmona, Antonio Serrano, Sandra Carrasco, “El Negrón,” and Nino de los Reyes

He has shared the bill with or opened concerts for artists such as Chucho Valdés, Wayne Shorter, Vicente Amigo, Rubén Blades, and Diego el Cigala, and has toured the U.S. and Latin America with companies such as Aspen Santa Fe Ballet and Theatre Flamenco of San Francisco, earning a nomination for the Isadora Duncan Dance Awards.

Musical direction and television

In 2024, he served as musical director for the national copla contest on Spanish Television, “La Bien Cantá,” incorporating live orchestral arrangements, band direction, and musical production in an innovative format.

Works and collaborations: from symphonism to Big Band

Among his compositions is “Barrio del Carmen,” a work for piano and orchestra performed by the Oakland Symphony Orchestra and the Miami Chamber Orchestra.

He has collaborated with:

• Paco de Lucía Legacy – Big Band arrangements for the tribute at Carnegie Hall and Symphony Space (2024)
• Arturo O’Farrill & Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
• Abu Dhabi Big Band
  Awesome Orchestra at the Botanical Gardens of San Francisco, California
• As well as with artists such as Sandra Carrasco, Israel Fernández, Josemi Carmona, Jorge Pardo, Montse Cortés, Piraña, Bandolero, Antonio Serrano, Cristina Hoyos, among others.
• And renowned jazz musicians such as: Conrad Herwig, Dayna Stephens, John Patitucci, Eddie Palmieri, Brian Lynch, Ari Hoenig, Jeff Chambers or Marcus Gilmor.

Discography

Alex Conde has seven albums as a bandleader, all built on a deep exploration of the classical, the popular, and the improvised:

• Jazz & Claps (2009)
• Barrio del Carmen (2013)
• Descarga for Monk (2015)
• Origins (2018)
• Descarga for Bud (2021)
• Alex Conde y Los Indultados (2023) – Fusion of copla, pasodoble, rock, and funk
• Piano y copla (2023) – Duo with Alejandro Conde: a tribute to copla from a contemporary piano perspective

He is currently presenting his new project:

Alex Conde – El Trío

A commitment to the freest and most contemporary jazz, with a powerful, intuitive, and organic sound. This work has been selected by CNDM, INAEM, and AIE for their respective national outreach programs.

Education and teaching

He combines his artistic career with intense pedagogical work:  

• Professor at Berklee College of Music (Valencia)
• Professor at Musikene (Higher Conservatory of the Basque Country)
• Professor at Berklee College of Music (Boston)
• Guest professor at The New School (NY) and Oberlin College (OH)
• Professor at Oakland School for the Arts, California
• Professor at ESMAR, Escuela Superior de Música de Alto Rendimiento
• Founder of the Piano Flamenco Institute (New York, 2018), the first institution dedicated to a specific methodology for the piano that connects jazz and folk traditions.