Neal Alger | Guitar

After graduating from Northern Illinois University with a Bachelor's degree in jazz guitar performance, Neal moved to Chicago and has freelanced with many major jazz artists including Lin Halliday, Ed Thigpen, Howard Levy, Fareed Haque, Grazyna Augusick, and Blue Note recording artist Patricia Barber. Neal's versatility has also enabled him to perform R&B/soul with KFox (DefSoul records), classic rock covers with Cast Iron Skillet, and 20th-century classical music with HardArt Groop. Recently, Neal has released a duo CD with vocalist Typhanie Monique on BluJazz records titled Intrinsic. The great majority of the national and international performances that Neal participates in are with Patricia Barber.

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Recent National Shows:

• Birdland, Blue Note, Joe's Pub (all NYC)
• Lunaria and Catalina's Bar and Grill (Los Angeles)
• Sheraton Ballroom (Denver, CO)
• Janus Jazz Aspen Snowmass Festival (CO)
• Iowa City Jazz Festival (Iowa)
• Yoshi's Jazz Club (San Francisco, CA)
• U of Minnesota (Duluth)
• Mandalay Bay (Las Vegas, NV)

Recent Chicago Shows:

• Taste of Chicago
• Goldstar Sardine Bar
• Park West
• Green Mill
• Pops for Champagne
• Rogers Park Jazz Festival
• Morseland
• Jazz Record Mart

Artists Recently Opened For:

• Al Green
• Yellowjackets
• De la Soul
• Joe Locke
• Medeski Martin and Wood
• India Arie

National T.V. Appearances:

• Arts Station in Paris
• France (March 2004)
• CBS in New York City (2003)

Recordings:

• Live: A Fortnight in France w/Patricia Barber (Sept. 2004)
• Intrinsic w/Typhanie Monique (Oct. 2004)