"Billings Best Guitarist" -Billings Outpost
“Alex is one of the best emerging jazz guitarists I've heard in a long time. He has one foot firmly planted in the styles of past masters like Wes Montgomery and Joe Pass, and the other foot is stepping out toward new, exciting ground. He plays with the passion of someone truly devoted to his music, and that passion is contageous. Keep an eye on this guy - he's on fire!”
-Jeff Troxel, national flatpicking champion, international performer, Mel Bay author
"One of the more prolific and visible musicians in town. Makes you proud (or at least less embarrassed) to live in a city that he calls home as well."
-Richard DreyFEST
" Guitar Wunderkind! Alex Nauman is an incredible guitarist. He has the skills and the “jazz savvy” of players two or three times his age."
- Kelly Roberti, montana composer, educator, bassist, international performing artist
Bio
Alex has been a regular player throughout the Rocky Mountain Gig circuit and an integral member of a long list of eclectic groups even before he could drive himself to gigs. Playing everything from straight-ahead Jazz, Funk, Soul, Prog Rock, Reggae, Hip-Hop, Big-Band Swing, Jazz Manouche, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Bluegrass, Avant Garde, Experimental, and even a little Country, it's easy to see why Alex is considered one of the most talented & versatile musicians around.
Raised in Wyoming's Big Horn Basin, Alex began studying guitar with legendary guitarist Jeff Troxel at a very early age. After graduating from Riverside High School in Basin, he attended Northwest College in Powell, WY where he continued studying guitar. A three-year stint in the University of Northern Colorado Jazz Studies program yielded Alex a Bachelor's degree in jazz guitar performance. During his stay in Colorado, he won numerous soloist awards at the UNC/Greeley Jazz Festival and was awarded the Walt Francis Jazz Award for outstanding graduating senior. Since 2008 Alex has taught guitar, bass, and banjo at Northwest College, Rocky Mountain College, Montana State University Billings, and Allied Music in Billings, MT as well as maintaining an active performance schedule throughout the West.
