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Born and raised in
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Bone has collaborated with artists including Nile
Rodgers, Rudimental, Cory Wong and Tom Misch. He has performed at renowned venues and events, such as the Royal Albert Hall (BBC Proms), BBC Proms in the Park, and sold out every show of his monthly residency at Ronnie Scott’s in London in 2022.
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He gained his first performance experience through busking, notably at the
Edinburgh Fringe Festival. At age eleven, he received his first diploma (DipLCM) in saxophone and by eighteen, he had earned three more diplomas (ALCM, LLCM, FLCM). At thirteen, he attended Chetham's School of Music in
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Alex Bone has performed at various prestigious venues and events, including the UK Houses of
Parliament, for Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and the England Men’s Football squad at the Qatar World Cup 2022.
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Manchester studying jazz saxophone and jazz piano. He was later selected to attend the
Brubeck Institute Summer Jazz Colony and moved to London in 2015 to study jazz saxophone at the Royal Academy of Music.
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Musician Jazz Award, followed by the British Jazz Awards Rising Star, and the Kenny Wheeler Jazz Prize.
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Following the success of "Falling on
Infinity", Bone has continued to produce and release new music. In 2023, he released singles "Look Back," "Queens," and "Favour," and the EPs
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Sold out Ronnie Scott’s playing my music… what a bloomin dream come true. Massive thank you to everyone that came down and to my band for being the... | By Alex BoneFacebook
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Alex Bone has grown a strong presence on TikTok and
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