Alex Zuker

Alejandro "Alex" Zuker (born April 25, 1951, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a musician, bass player and composer.

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Alex Zuker has been a recording musician/composer/bassist since age 15 and became an icon a whole generation of Argentine musicians has followed. He started his musical studies in Buenos Aires' Santa Cecilia Conservatory at age 8. After touring and recording with important Argentine bands like Pedro y Pablo (Trova) and Mahatma (Polygram), he traveled to the United States where he attended composition courses at Berklee College of Music. He returned to Argentina in 1974 and formed tango fusion band ALAS together with Gustavo Moretto and Carlos Riganti. Mr. Zuker was ALAS' original bass guitar player and co-arranger. They toured extensively throughout South America. In 1980 he had a personal encounter with John Lennon, the details of which have been retold by the media through different sources like Universo Beat Radio, Pagina12, the renown USA FM radio franchise Breakfast With The Beatles and others.

Alex Zuker has also worked as a bassist and writer with prominent names like Edgar Winter, Steve Katz, , Nito Mestre, Excalibur, Innocents, Beledo, Alias4, Cumbo, Los Iracundos and others. He has recorded fourteen albums, written children and film music and produced other artists.

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