Upcoming events
Alex Coke Day with Alex Coke & Carl Michel 5tet
SOUNDSPACE at Captain Quacks
Presents
Alex Coke & Carl Michel Quintet
For Alex Coke Day!
Friday November 6, 2026
7:30 / doors at 7:00
Tickets: https://boxoffice.goodwolflive.com/e/alexcokecarlmichelquintet
~ featuring ~
Alex Coke – tenor sax/flutes
Carl Michel – guitar
Elaine Barber – concert harp
Carolyn Trowbridge – vibes
Dana Wygmans – upright bass
Celebrate Alex Coke Day with The Alex Coke & Carl Michel Ensemble in the intimate Soundspace at Quacks. This collaborative quintet exploring the boundaries of jazz, classical, new music, folk, improvisation, and extended technique, will treat you to an evening you won’t want to miss.
This all star group’s 3 well received and much reviewed recordings from PlayOn Records, feature original compositions by members of the ensemble as well as works by John Coltrane, Paul Motian, Hildegard von Bingen, Huddie Ledbetter, Valentin Silvestrov, Carla Bley, Saint-Saëns and more…
Come out to listen to them LIVE
and say hello!
Grab some tasty treats or a drink from the bar.
Free parking , too.
visit our website at
https://www.carlmichel.com/home/alex-coke-carl-michel-sextet/
BIO
Alex Coke
is a Texas tenor saxophonist, flutist, and composer based in Austin, Texas and Amsterdam, Netherlands.
An improvisor at heart, his multifarious projects as bandleader include Live Action Brass Band, Leadbelly Legacy Band, New Texas Swing, a jazz adaptation of Dylan Thomas‘ A Child’s Christmas In Wales, and the post-bop quintet, Worthy Constituents, a collaboration with longtime partner, pianist, and composer, Rich Harney.
In 2022, along with guitarist Carl Michel, Coke began writing for, performing and recording with the Alex Coke Carl Michel Sextet, an outgrowth of a series of driveway concerts he and harpist Elaine Barber began hosting in 2020.
Coke’s eclectic attitude has led him to
explore repertoire and sounds from Bebop to Huddie Ledbetter, Ornette Coleman and beyond, with flute studies ranging from Eric Dolphy to Indian ragas and the extended techniques researched by Robert Dick, Ann LaBerge, and Wil Offermans. His interest in arts and culture have led to many exciting collaborations with visual artists, dancers, and poets.
A native Texan, and featured soloist on numerous projects in the USA, The Netherlands, and West Africa, Coke has had the honour of working with some of the world’s most creative and diverse musicians and ensembles, including Tina Marsh, The Creative Opportunity Orchestra,The Willem Breuker Kollektief, Reeds and Deeds, KlezEdge, Drummer’s Double Bill, Gerald Wilson, Charles Tolliver, The Paradise Regained Orchestra, Trio Henk de Jonge, The John Jordan Trio, The Mysterious Quartet From Helsinki featuring Chris Duarte, Greezy Wheels, Steven Feld, The Anyaa Arts Collective, The Alejandro Escovedo Orchestra, White Denim, Reeds and Deeds, and many, many others.
In addition to many local music awards, his recording, radio, and TV credits are numerous.
In 2019, Rock Tumbler Records and the Liminal Sound series released their first vinyl recording featuring Coke’s compositions with a septet that included woodwinds, brass, 2 acoustic basses, concert harp, pedal steel, and drums.
In 2020, Alex was inducted into Austin Jazz Society’s Hall of Fame, was awarded the Jazz at St James’ A.D. Mannion Award, and was nominated for Texas State Musician.
His extensive discography includes recordings from Aardvark, BVHaast, CreopMuse, daagnim, VoxLox, El Negocito and other fine independant labels worldwide.
contact: AlexCokeMusic@sbcglobal.net