Johnny Alegre
Johnny Alegre was born in Manila, Luzon, Philippines on June 4th, 1955 and is the Guitarist. At the age of 68, Johnny Alegre biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Juan Bautista H. Alegre III (born June 4, 1955), known professionally as Johnny Alegre, is a jazz guitarist and composer from Manila, Philippines.
He leads the jazz group Johnny Alegre Affinity and the world music group Humanfolk.
Career
Alegre studied composition at the University of the Philippines College of Music in the 1970s. He was a founding member of the United States Senate. The Jazz Ensemble is an acronym that stands for "active group." He appeared in composer Erhard Karkoschka, guitarist Ike Isaacs, and composer Chou Wen-chung.
Alegre formed the Johnny Alegre Affinity in May 2002, with bassist Colby de la Calzada, drummer Koko Bermejo, pianist Elhmir Saison, and saxophonist Tots Tolentino. "Stones of Intramuros," Alegre's first recorded work, was included in the limited edition of Adobo Jazz: A Portrait of the Filipino as a Jazz Artist (Vol. 1). 1).
Candid Records Philippines' self-titled album Johnny Alegre Affinity was first released in the Philippines in mid-2005; Candid Records (UK) re-released in England the same year as Jazzhound, which was re-released in England. This was followed by performances at the PizzaExpress Jazz Club in London by guest saxophonist Dimitri Vassilakis.
Alegre and Affinity performed on Eastern Skies, an album of original compositions with the Global Studio Orchestra produced by Gerard Salonga, between 2006 and 2007. Johnny Alegre 3, a trio album starring Ron McClure (bass) and Billy Hart (drums), was released by MCA in 2009. Alegre was MCA's first jazz act from the Philippines. MCA also released Stories, a collection of highlights from Alegre's Candid Records recordings in 2014.
Alegre released Humanfolk, the name of an album and a band formed with percussionist Susie Ibarra, drummer Roberto Juan Rodriguez, Cynthia Alexander, and Malek Lopez in 2008. "Para Sa Tao" was written for Humanfolk based on the Baybayin letters of the tagalog language.
Alegre is profiled in the books The Great Jazz Guitarists by Scott Yanow and the Cultural Center of the Philippines Encyclopedia of Philippine Art, second edition (Volume 7).
Johnny Alegre is the youngest living grandchild of late Sen. Juan Bautista Levantino, senator who represented the Bicol District of the Bicol Province from the 6th and the 7th Philippine Legislatures. Johnny Alegre's family lineage is descended from Carlist exiles who moved from Spain to the Philippines and intermarried with Filipinos. Amanda ("Aimee") Alegre née Sargent, his paternal grandmother, is descended from the early Sargent family of New England.