Biography Born in Quito Ecuador, Alex Alvear is a composer, arranger, bassist and singer with a musical career spanning more than 26 years. During his musical life in Ecuador, Alex was co-founder and co-director of Promesas Temporales and Rumbasón, two ensembles who forged a milestone in the development of the new Ecuadorian music. In 1986 he traveled to Boston in order to study Composition and Jazz Arranging at Berklee College of Music. After less than one year in Boston, Alex was already working on diverse projects with arranging, bass and singing in the genres of Latin Jazz, Afro-Latin folklore and Salsa. At the end of the 80's he was one of the founders and the director of the group Aché, which was a pioneer of Afrocuban music in Boston and received various nominations for the Boston Music Awards. During this time he worked with renowned latin musicians including percussionist and singer Orlando "Puntilla" Rios, percussionist Daniel Ponce and the famed singer Celia Cruz. His musical career includes numerous participations in Jazz, Folklore and World Music festivals at the national level as much in the US as in Latin America and Europe. Since 1988 he has appeared extensively in schools, universities and arts associations in Massachusetts teaching and giving concerts, demonstrations and classes in the music of the Caribbean and Latin America. Among others, Alex has appeared with such artists as Israel Lopez "Cachao", Paquito D'Rivera, Phil Woods, John Santos, OSva