Alexis Marcelo

Alexis Marcelo is a pianist from New York City cultivated in the creative and forward-thinking traditions of African-American Music. He began his studies at the Harlem School of the Arts at an early age and eventually studied composition and improvisation with Dr. Yusef Lateef at the University of Massachusetts, where he developed a unique sound rooted in Autophysiopsychic music. As an improviser, Marcelo draws inspiration from both musical and non-musical sources, which include other musicians, the audience, and the immediate environment, with the hopes of creating a soulful experience that conveys those indescribable feelings from the heart.

Marcelo has performed all over the world with multiple artists in a diverse array of genres over the years, most recently sharing the stage with saxophonists James Brandon Lewis, Adam Rudolph, Ava Mendoza, and JD Parran. He is currently performing in the New York City Metropolitan Opera’s production of Anthony Davis’s Malcolm X.