Alex Toth - trumpeter, composer, hyperkinetics. Born in Trenton, NJ on September 24th, 1983 and grew up in Lambertville, NJ. Attended University of Vermont from September of 2002 to May of 2006 and moved to Boston in January of 2007. He now resides in Brooklyn, NY (as of Jan 2010).
Alex is the bandleader of Rubblebucket (September 2007-present) formerly played trumpet/performed in John Brown's Body (2006-2009). Formed the Lazybirds with Kalmia Traver (2005-2007) as well as Honey Quintet (spring/summer 2007). Guagua (04-07), TenTumbao (2007-08), Santiago Treats (2008).
During high school he attended the New Jersey Performing Art's Center Jazz for Teens program and worked with tenor sax great, Don Braden, drummer Ralph Peterson, Tyshawn Sorey and others. While attending the University of Vermont, Alex was highly active in and around Burlington and UVM. As part of the UVM Big Band for 4 years he worked with Paquito DRivera, Arturo OFarrill, Rufus Reid, Wynton Marsalis and many more. Toth was in the trumpet section for Burington's Discover Jazz Fest Big Band for three years, in 2004 playing the music of Frank Zappa with Ed Palermo, Napoleon Murphy Brock, and Ike Willis. In the 2005 Discover big band he played the music of Miles and Gil Evans, Sketches of Spain, with Randy Brecker and conducted by the worlds leading expert on Gil Evans music, Joe Muccioli. In the summer of 2003 Toth lived in Brooklyn and attended School for Improv in Manhattan bringing him under the important schoolings of Ralph Allessi, Steve Coleman, Jason Moran, and Tim Berne among others.Alex and girlfriend, sax player and vocalist, Annakalmia Traver joined reggae group John Brown's Body in July of 2006 which brought them across the country and frequently touring on the east coast. Additionally, they have opened for and performed on stage with Matisyahu, Brazilian Girls as well as XM Radio.
"I can tell you put the time in, keep up the good work." – Wynton Marsalis
BOSTON PHOENIX 4.1.07 in reference to Lazybirds album "Birdhead":
"With Birdhead 23-year-old Boston trumpeter ALEX TOTH hits the hard-bop sweet spot: a driving funk rhythm and blues-drenched line, with a little outta-space electric-guitar bridge thrown in for good measure. And his trumpet playing has teeth — clean, bright tone and slow-boil solos with the requisite nasty-edge Lee Morgan vibrato when necessary."
