Manchester-born double bassist, Alexander Jones, enjoys a varied career of solo, chamber, orchestral and historically-informed performance. Alongside his work with O/Modernt, he is also Principal Double Bass with the English Concert and Assistant Principal of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Alex is in demand as a guest principal, and frequently appears with orchestras including the Philharmonia, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. As a soloist, he has performed at the Grafenegg Festival, recorded for Divine Art, and has premiered works by David Matthews, Robin Stevens and Robin Holloway. As a chamber musician, he has collaborated with a number of musicians and ensembles, regularly performing at the Elbphilharmonie, Wigmore and Carnegie Halls, as well as at festivals such as the BBC Proms, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence and the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival. Away from the double bass, Alex is a keen composer and academic; his music has been performed at the BBC Proms by members of the Aurora and BBC Symphony orchestras and his research is held at the Arnold Schönberg Center (Vienna) and the Antonín Dvořák Museum (Prague). He studied at the University of Cambridge and the Royal Academy of Music and he is immensely grateful to his teachers and mentors, including Gethin Griffith, Manola Hatfield, Ronan Dunne, Tom Goodman, Graham Mitchell, Chi-chi Nwanoku CBE and Dominic Seldis.