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Since forming in 1997, Neil Alexander & NAIL continues to be committed to the future of Jazz and improvised music. With a diverse stylistic palette and fierce musicianship, the ensemble skillfully blends modern and traditional forms with experimental concepts and electronic music. Their performance roster has included opening for John Scofield and The Blue Note in NYC, as well as many other festivals and clubs. They’re currently touring to support their newest release CD “Tugging At The Infinite”, while the previous release, “Galvanized”, garnered many favorable reviews. The group features synthesist and keyboard wizard Neil Alexander (formerly of the Pink Floyd tribute “The Machine”), bassist Charlie Kniceley and drummer Nadav Zelnicker.
Keyboardist NEIL ALEXANDER has performed professionally for 30+ years. He works with music in all forms and styles from Composer/Arranger and Production of Live Sound to Musical Theater, Modern Dance and Film. He has received Grants from NYSCA and Meet The Composer. Neil also teaches Master Classes in Synthesizer Programming and Music Performance Technology, and composes works for small ensembles. As an active musician he has recordings and/or a performance history with a variety of groups and artists such as Gunther Hampel, Tal Ross (P-Funk), Charles Haynes, Erik Lawrence, The Mahavishnu Project and The Adaptors Movement Theater. His classical repertoire includes works by Stravinsky, Charles Ives, and John Cage. He recently retired from the Pink Floyd Tribute “The Machine”, where he was a driving force in the group’s success for ten years. In addition, he does solo acoustic & electronic performances including “Scene Re-seen,” live electronic scoring of silent films. Drummer NADAV SNIR-ZELNICKER graduated with a BFA in music from the Jazz department at Purchase College Conservatory of Music in 2002. He has performed in numerous venues and festivals around the US with such greats as Jon Faddis, Dr. Todd Coolman, Arthur Lipner, Stella Mars, Howard Wilson big-band, the Dekel Bor Trio, The Burr Johnson Band, and the Celtic-Fusion band ”MacTalla Mo’r” among others. Bassist CHARLIE KNICELY has been a staple on the Woodstock NY music scene for 30 years, playing in turns with a long list of artists including Al Martino, Jerry Vale, Ron Carter, Joe Beck, Ed Summerlin, Jack Dejohnette, Mike DeMicco, Warren Bernhardt, Pete Levin, Connie Francis, Danny Brubeck, Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Lew Soloff and Rashid Ali. After retiring from the music scene in 1995 he is back and working to re-establish himself in the musical fabric of the northeast and Scotland where he has played many times in the Edinburgh International Fringe Arts Festival.

Website www.nailmusic.com