with a passion for life, art, the hang, and the pursuit of unity through music, alex wasily has made a standout approach to music that can be attributed to his unique unyielding optimism and positive outlook on what most would consider a wild way to live.
who the hell is alex wasily?
he goes by many names. a-waz. waz. my dawg. ya boy. the forever hang. Egyptian born, American raised, all soul, and all hang. alex was born in alexandria, egypt and raised in savannah, georgia. performing music is alex's way of taking you out of what may have been a depressing day and into what might be the wildest night of your life.
alex regularly performs and tours the world with Dumpstaphunk and is Neal Francis’ horn arranger when the 11-piece goes on the road. he also throws the funkiest party in Los Angeles every monday at Gold-Diggers at his series called Very Good™ Mondays.
alex has performed, toured, or recorded with:
The Isley Brothers
Ziggy Marley
Stephen Marley
Tower of Power
Dave Matthews Band
Lenny Kravitz
Ms. Lauryn Hill
The Fugees
Bob Weir
Tower of Power
Ghost-Note
Christina Aguilera
Andra Day
Yungblud
Greg Errico
Jerry Harrison
Valerie June
Ivan Neville
Calvin Rodgers
Isaiah Sharkey
Ian Neville
Nick Daniels III
David Duchovny
Andra Day
Cyril Neville
Tony Hall
Carlos Santana
Anders Osborne
David Garibaldi
Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews
Walter ‘Wolfman’ Washington
Nigel Hall
Jesus Molina
Stanley Randolph
Steel Pulse
George Porter Jr.
Oteil Burbidge
Neal Francis
Leo Nocentelli
Maurice Brown
Adam Deitch
BIG SIS
Maurice Fitzgerald
Vinnie Colaiuta
Raymond Weber
Chali 2na
Joel Cummins
Robert Randolph
Taron Lockett
Nikki Glaspie
Farnell Newton
Fred Thomas
Jack Splash
Rashawn Ross
Marquis Hill
Jennifer Hartswick
Lukas Nelson
Raquel Rodriguez
Skerik
Greg Boyer
Donald Harrison, Jr.
Eric Krasno
Shaun Martin
Tal Wakenfield
Kat Dyson
Eric Gales
Braxton Cook
Stanton Moore
Saba
Lukas Nelson
Gerard Fowler
The Main Squeeze
Eryn Allen Kane
Sharay Reed
Marques Carroll
Jimmy Heath (DePaul)
Benny Golson (DePaul)
Phil Woods (DePaul)
Jeff Hamilton (DePaul)
and more than a few more…
besides performing live music and studio recording, a-waz is also a skilled composer and arranger and is also known for his professional grade written music and charts. for more information, click the contact tab above to reach out to him for his services.
alex has a thing for throwing parties too. google 'alex wasily’s funk party 15.' go ahead, he'll wait for you here to check it out.
alex is currently based in Los Angeles and splits his time between Chicago and New Orleans…but really he likes to consider his home(s) as either LAX/Burbank Airport, the delta sky lounge in concourse A at hartsfield-jackson airport in Atlanta or a bar called lincoln station (#foreverhang) in chicago. a-waz (alex) is a slave to the hang and the hang is real - catch him sometime soon, he’s active on social media. (@alexwasily)
he studied at DePaul University and has his bachelor’s degree in jazz studies where he studied with Tim Coffman, Charlie Vernon, Mark Fisher, Kelly Sill, Bob Lark, Tom Matta, Bob Palmieri, Ron Perillo, Mark Colby, Kirk Garrison, Cliff Colnot, Michael Lewanski, and Erica Neidlinger.
alex is an endorsed King Trombones Artist (Conn-Selmer), AMT (Applied Microphone Technology) artist, an AR Resonance Mouthpiece artist, an AVID Sibelius™ Arranger, and currently rocks a vintage King2B Liberty trombone.
photo credit, Nicole Bitonti