Double bassist, composer, improviser

Alex Bayer

A fearless, creative exploration of sound, pushing the boundaries of jazz and improvised music.

Photo by Lukas Diller

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New album: A Slight Change of Plans, with Loren Stillman (saxophone), Max Arsava (piano) and Bill Elgart (drums), out on Klaeng Records.

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Projects and albums

A Slight Change of Plans

Quartet with Loren Stillman, Max Arsava and Bill Elgart. Klaeng Records, 2024.

RADAR

With Stefan Karl Schmid, Roland Neffe, Peter Fulda and Jim Black. mono-Ton records, 2022.

ZODIAC

With Christopher Kunz, David Soyza, Peter Fulda and Max Breu. mono-Ton records, 2019.

BADWILL

Johannes Ludwig, Jan F. Brill and me, twenty years in, still searching. Monthly at Stille Wasser, Nuremberg, with guests from music and visual art.

Welcome to my corner of the sonic universe. I’m Alex Bayer—bassist, composer, educator, and full-time sound adventurer, wandering the wild landscapes of jazz, contemporary music, and any other sonic terrain that sparks curiosity.

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