BIOGRAPHY
British-American singing pianist ALEXANDRA FREDERICK performs weekly at legendary Manhattan PIANO BARS THE TOWNHOUSE (Upper East Side); DON'T TELL MAMA (Theater District, since 2016); and most recently the famous DA MARINO Restaurant (featured in "Sex and the City.")
Alex lends her “lush vocals and Jazz-infused piano style” to American Songbook Standards, Swing, Broadway, Pop Rock, Brazilian Bossa Nova, French cabaret classics and Italian favorites. Exclusive New York City PRIVATE CLUBS include: KNICKERBOCKER, LIEDERKRANZ, LOTOS, RIVER CLUB; HOTELS incl.: LOTTE NEW YORK PALACE, LOWELL, MARRIOTT WESTCHESTER, GARDEN GABLES, Lenox, MA; PUBLIC VENUES such as the iconic EMPIRE STATE BUILDING during the holiday season; and for numerous private and public events.
As a young adult in England Alex played the Cambridge and London music circuits (her band won several awards and was featured on TV and radio) before leaving the UK to pursue Jazz studies in New York City. Since arriving in the US she has become established as a pianist with over 20 years’ experience in the Tri-State area. Alex is a TOP PERFORMER on Gigsalad and The Bash sites. She has also played in Europe, Japan, Mexico, and the Caribbean, and on the high seas for CRUISE LINES CARNIVAL and PRINCESS. She holds two music performance degrees: Classical Instrumental (Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK), and Jazz Vocal (The City College of New York.)
Versatile and engaging, Alex also sings in French, Italian, German, Spanish and Portuguese. Each opportunity to tailor an event to the client’s specific needs, whether presenting a polished spotlight performance or engaging guests for an impromptu sing-along, is viewed with care and treated with equal importance. In other words, you are encouraged to request your favorite tunes!
CONCERTS AND FESTIVALS New York City: Night of Light Gala, CS Foundation; Chanson Populaire, Don’t Tell Mama (Music Director); Broadway Concerts Direct (concert series); Composers Voice (concert series); International Women in Jazz, St. Peter’s Church; A Tribute to Max Roach, Aaron Davis Hall; The Feast of Martin Luther King, Cathedral of St. John the Divine. An Evening of French-Inspired Song with Alexandra Frederick, Lippitt House Museum (Providence, RI); On the Road: The USO Show (Tuxedo Park benefit, NY); Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival (Rehoboth, DE).
PIANO BARS AND COCKTAIL LOUNGES New York City: Don’t Tell Mama NYC; Mambo Italiano (Little Italy); Olympic Towers Atrium (Midtown Manhattan). Cruise ships: Apollo Lounge (Carnival Destiny); Atrium and Promenade lounges (Grand Princess); Billie’s Bar (Carnival Legend).
JAZZ AND CABARET CLUBS New York City: Café Iguana; The Duplex; McAnn’s; Tomi Jazz Club; Firebird Russian Restaurant; Alouette Bistro (resident performer for three years). Salt Creek Grille (Princeton, NJ); Newmarket Cabaret Club (England).
HOTELS New York City: Lotte New York Palace; W Times Square; St. Regis. The Rye Hilton (Rye Brook, NY); Garden Gables Inn (Lenox, MA); Victoria’s at The Boardwalk Plaza (Rehoboth Beach, DE).
PRIVATE CLUBS AND VENUES New York City: Harvard Club; Lotos Club; University Club; James Burden Mansion. Old Stone House (Brooklyn, NY); Ridgewood Country Club (Ridgewood, NJ); Cap and Gown Club (Princeton, NJ); Chateau at Coindre Hall (Huntington, NY); De Seversky Mansion (Old Westbury, NY); The Paine Mansion (Waltham, MA).
PRIVATE CLIENTS: Holly Hunt Design; Chiari and Syringomyelia Foundation; International Pre-Schools; Preserve Rhode Island; Buckley Sandler; Nestle USA; Princeton University Alumni Association; Tuxedo Park School; Westchester County Government; Lenox Hill Neighborhood House (resident pianist for ten years).
RADIO PLAY
When in Rome, Alexandra Frederick Duo (Women of Substance Radio)
StringSwing Live (Cambridge Radio, UK)
INTERVIEW ARTICLES
Alexandra Frederick and Tsuyoshi Furutsu (Cool Magazine, New York, NY)
Moonlighting (Spotlight, The Boston Globe, MA)
Women in Music (NPR)
AWARDS
Winner - Cambridge Evening News Talent Competition (Cambridge, UK)
Winner (2nd place) - Barry Z Cabaret Competition (New York, NY)
Finalist - Search for a Star Competition (Newmarket, UK)