Alex Bird

Alex Bird is an Actor & Jazz Singer/Songwriter from Toronto, Canada. He was adopted from Romania at the age of 6 weeks old, and came to Canada. Alex's journey started on the musical side of things. Alex literally grew up with the classics. As a young boy he was taken to hang around the Toronto Jazz scene, and had the opportunity to see and meet many of the greats along the way; Tony Bennett, Diana Krall, Ray Brown, Oscar Peterson, Mel Torme, Ray Charles...the list goes on. Without even knowing it, his musical training developed, sitting around at smoky Jazz clubs into the wee small hours of the morning. With influences spanning from the 20s to the 70s, Alex Bird is a writer of incredible precision and lyrical depth. Working with a killer line up of young musicians, dubbed "The Jazz Mavericks", they are pushing the boundaries of a beautiful tradition and bringing it into a new era. The Jazz Mavericks are rising stars in their own right. Ewen Farncombe on piano, Eric West on drums, and Scott Hunter on bass. Alex is working on an entirely new chapter in the Great American Songbook, with his soon to be released debut album "Whisky Kisses" (Summer 2020), recorded at Canterbury Studios with the masterful, Jeremy Darby. The album is comprised of 11 originals written by Alex. "The Way She Moves", one of the originals off the album, was released on November, 30th, 2019. It reached #1 on the iTunes Jazz Chart, and was showcased on All About Jazz, as their featured track. "Vocals are a rival to Michael Bublé with a dash of Edwyn Collins. Edgy stuff. Possibly the new Elvis? Too much? Check it out yourselves..." - All About Jazz In between singing gigs, Alex also graces the screen with incredible charisma and talent. Alex studied classical theatre acting at George Brown, and film acting at Humber. Most recently, he appeared on CBC's "Frankie Drake Mysteries" as Al Capone, and in September of 2019 Alex made his feature film debut in "IT: Chapter 2" alongside, Bill Hader.