Alexander Zlotnik
Piano, Solfeggio
Alexander was born and raised in Minsk, Belarus. His musical talent became
obvious at an early age, and he was greatly inspired by Michel Legran’s “The
Sherbourne Umbrellas”. At only 5 years old he started to perform the melodies and
popular songs from feature films. At 7, Alexander began attending musical school
and learning classical piano. He was greatly inspired by classical music, especially
by the works of Johann Sebastian Bach. Eventually, Alexander’s interest shifted
towards pop music and jazz, and his inspiration by modern French composers
Michel Legran and Francis Lay led him to studying music professionally.
He was accepted to Jazz Department at Minsk’s Music Academy, and at the time, his
idols were Winton Kelly, Tommy Flanagan, Kenny Barron, Bill Evans, Bob James and
Dave Gruzin.
In 1989 Alexander moved to Israel and completed his bachelor’s degree in Jazz
Piano at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. Upon graduation, Alexander
performed as a solo pianist, as well as a part of various musical orchestras. He
resides in Toronto since 200 and performs as a solo pianist along with jazz and
blues orchestras, teaches piano and musical theory.