About

Alfred Bixler, known for his high level of musicianship, Bixler has performed with some of the leading musicians in jazz including, touring with Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center (2013), playing in the house band of the Late Show with Jon Batiste. Bixler was also featured in the 2019 film Bolden, playing a cameo role. In 2010, Bixler received his BM at Florida State University. In that same year Wynton Marsalis would include him in a list of 16 young jazz musicians entitled, “Wynton’s Picks: Who’s Got Next”. Bixler began performing in various musical productions, both on Broadway and off. In 2013, he was a part of the Tony Award winning Broadway production After Midnight (2013) with world-class cast members such as Fantasia Barrino, Dulé Hill, and Patti LaBelle. Bixler’s talents were also seen outside being an orchestra member as he was the Music Director for Ziegfeld’s Midnight Frolic (2014), and Assistant Director for The Last Time Musical (2014). Bixler leads an active career as a sideman. He has been a part of many projects including, the Cab Calloway Band (2014), touring with Allen Stone (2015), playing on Jamison Ross’ (Jamison, 2015) and Joey Alexander’s (My Favorite Things, 2015), performing with the Count Basie Orchestra (2016). Bixler also was the producer for Nancy Harrow’s album The Song is All (2016). An active performing career has given Bixler the opportunity to perform at many venues and jazz festivals including Umbria, Monterey, Newpor, Montreal, Vancouver many more.