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Jazz Saxophonist, Alex Han

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Alex Han performs with Marcus Miller, January 25, 2009 - February 1, 2009, on the Other Playboy Jazz Cruise artists include Herbie Hancock, James Moody, Roy Hargrove, James Carter, Diane Reeves, Poncho Sanchez, Keb' Mo', Eldar, Roberta Gambarini.  Caribbean ports of call include San Juan, Nevis, St. Barth's and Half Moon Cay.

Big Thanks to Marty Paglione at AMT for Alex's new Wi5 wireless mic system - just in time for Europe!

Alex Han is honored to tour with the legendary, Marcus Miller, Summer 2008, for the following 16 dates:

July 3,   Istanbul, Turkey, Istanbul Jazz Festival
July 4,   Lugano, Switzerland, Lugano Estival Jazz
July 5,   Belgrade, Serbia, Sava Centar Hall
July 6,   Aschaffenburg, Germany
July 11, Tabarka, Tunisia, Tabarka Jazz Festival
July 13, Cordoba, Spain, Gran Teatro de Cordoba
July 14, Valencia, Spain, Palau de la Musica/Sala Iturbi
July 16, Antibes, France, Jazz a Juan, Pinede Gould
July 18, Montreux, Switzerland, Montreux Jazz Festival
July 19, Gent, Belgium, Gent Jazz Festival
July 22, Batumi, Georgia, Black Sea Jazz Festival
July 24, Capurso, Italy, Multiculturita Summer Jazz Festival
July 25, Castelbasso, Italy
July 26, Marseille, France, Jardin du Palais Longchamp
July 28, Kiev, Ukraine, October's Palace
July 29, Odessa, Ukraine, Music Comedy Theatre

Alex Han performs with Terri Lyne Carrington & George Duke, Sunday, June 8, 2008, Pearl Fest 2008, Chicago, details TBA.

Alex Han performs with Beyond the Construct, Wednesday, April 30, 2008, 11:30pm, , Boston.

Alex Han performs with Terri Lyne Carrington Ensemble, Tuesday, April 29, 2008, 1:00pm, David Friend Recital Hall, 921 Boylston Street.

Alex Han performs with Terri Lyne Carrington & Michel Camilo, Saturday, April 26, 2008, 6:30pm, InterContinental Hotel, Berklee Fundraiser.

Alex Han performs with Terri Lyne Carrington Ensemble, Thursday, April 17, 2008, 7pm, Iridium, NYC.

Alex Han performs with Cedric Hanriot, April 15, 2008, 7:30pm, , Cambridge, MA.

Alex Han & Beyond the Construct double bill with Blak Lyte, Tuesday, April 1, 2008, 10:45 pm - midnight at the club, , 69 Kilmarnock St, Boston.

Alex Han performs with pianist, Cedric Hanriot, Monday, March 3, 2008, 8:15 pm, Berklee Performance Center.

Alex Han appears in his first Rico Reeds Print Ad, February 2008, .

Alex Han performs with the Berklee Rainbow Big Band, Saturday, February 9, 2008, from 2:15pm - 3:15pm Hynes Convention Center, Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Boston, Berklee High School Jazz Festival.

Alex Han performs with GEORGE DUKE at his "Restore Your Soul" Concert, Thursday, January 31, 2008. Performance starts at 8:15pm, Berklee Performance Center. For tickets, call 617-931-2000, or visit .

Alex Han performs at the GEORGE DUKE clinic, Thursday, January 31, 2008, from 1:00pm - 3:00pm, Berklee, David Friend Recital Hall.

Alex Han sits in with the Yellowjackets at Scullers in Boston, Friday, October 19th.  Big thanks to Marcus Baylor, Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip and Bob Mintzer.

Alex Han performs at the Beantown Jazz Festival in Boston, September 29, 2007.

Alex Han performs at the 2007 Caribbean Jazz Festival in Aruba, August 19, 2007.

Alex Han performs with Patrice Rushen at Berklee, August 6, 2007.

Alex Han performs at Vineyard Vibes Jazz Festival on Martha's Vineyard, August 4, 2007.

Alex Han appears in Berklee College of Music print ad - June 2007 issue of Downbeat Magazine.

Alex Han performs at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, June 30, 2007

Alex Han performs with Marcus Miller at Lincoln Center in a Tribute to Miles Davis, May 12, 2007  
See Photos of that performance here

Alex Han to perform at Carnegie Hall with the Paquito D'Rivera Latin Jazz Workshop, March 14-19, 2007

August 2006: Alex Han becomes a Beechler Artist!



April 2006: At 18, Alex Han awarded  covering full tuition, room, board & other fees.

As described in a January 4, 2006 Berklee press release, The Berklee College of Music Presidential Scholarship is  "a grant established to bring the nation's best young musicians to study at Berklee at no cost to them or their families...  While such all-expenses awards are not unknown for student athletes in the U.S., this program is the first of its kind by an American music college.   Five Presidential Scholars will be added annually over the course of the next three years, to reach a total of 20 students.  The college's board of trustees has signified its belief in the initiative by approving the use of $1.5 million from the college's endowment to fund the program."

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February 2006: Alex Han wins a 2006 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award!   Read more...

Check out Alex Han's new video clips and photos from the 2006 Jazz festival in Uruguay!

Alex Han selected for the 2006 Gibson/Baldwin GRAMMY Jazz Ensemble! 

Alex Han selected for the 2005 Monterey Jazz Festival's Next Generation Orchestra! 

Alex Han wins 2005 Yamaha Young Performing Artists Competition for Saxophone! 

Visit The Playboy Jazz Cruise Website

Watch the video of Alex Han performing with Marcus Miller at The Berklee Performance Center, December 2006
See pics of Alex Han at the 2007 IAJE
Alex Han uses AMT Mics

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