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<span itemprop="name">'''Alex Sill'''</span> is a Los Angeles based jazz guitarist.<ref name="BMI 2019">{{cite web | last=Pacent | first=Nina | title=From Carl Jung to Lady Gaga, Jazz Guitarist Alex Sill’s Music Speaks His Mind | website=BMI.com | date=2019-05-22 | url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/from-carl-jung-to-lady-gaga-jazz-guitarist-alex-sills-music-speaks-his-mind | access-date=2019-06-19|archive-date=2019-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619235020/https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/from-carl-jung-to-lady-gaga-jazz-guitarist-alex-sills-music-speaks-his-mind}}</ref> He is a member of <span itemprop="memberof">[[Wikipedia:Simon Phillips (drummer)|Simon Phillips' Protocol]]</span>,<ref name="Truth In Shredding">{{cite web | title=Alex Sill, Simon Phillips: Protocol - Announcing the new lineup for 2019! | website=Truth In Shredding | url=https://www.truthinshredding.com/2019/04/alex-sill-simon-phillips-protocol.html | access-date=2019-07-11 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190711014436/https://www.truthinshredding.com/2019/04/alex-sill-simon-phillips-protocol.html| archive-date=2019-07-11}}</ref> the Alex Sill Quintet and the Trifield Guitar Project.<ref name="Vibrato Grill Jazz 2015">{{cite web | title=The Trifield Quintet with Very Special Guest - Lee Ritenour | website=Vibrato Grill Jazz | date=2015-08-16 | url=http://www.vibratogrilljazz.com/events/2015/8/16/the-trifield-quintet-with-very-special-guest | access-date=2019-07-11 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711015514/http://www.vibratogrilljazz.com/events/2015/8/16/the-trifield-quintet-with-very-special-guest | archive-date=2019-07-11}}</ref> Sill's early influences include Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Mike Oldfield, and mentor Steve Vai.<ref name="Daily Play MPE 2019">{{cite web | title=Alex Sill - Experiences: Real and Imaginary | website=Daily Play MPE® | date=2019-05-16 | url=https://daily.plaympe.com/alex-sill-experiences-real-and-imaginary/ | access-date=2019-08-05 | archive-date=2019-08-05 | 
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}}</ref> Jazz influences include Allan Holdsworth, Steely Dan, Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, Michael Brecker, Kurt Rosenwinkel and Keith Jarrett.<ref name="BMI 2019"/>
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==Education and background ==
Bachelor's in Jazz Studies, California Institute of The Arts (2015), Lew Wasserman Scholarship Recipient (2013-14) After graduation, Sill mentored jazz combos at Calabasas High School, competing in the Reno Jazz Festival.<ref name="Reno Jazz Festival 2018">{{cite web | title=OFFICIAL RESULTS Reno Jazz Festival 2018 | website= University of Nevada, Reno | url=https://www.unr.edu/rjf/downloads/2018_Reno_Jazz_Festival_Category_Results.pdf | access-date=2019-08-07 | archive-date=2019-08-07
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807031205/https://www.unr.edu/rjf/downloads/2018_Reno_Jazz_Festival_Category_Results.pdf}}</ref><ref name="Music Staff" >{{cite web |url= https://sites.google.com/lvusd.org/chsmusic/staff?authuser=0 |title= CHS MUSIC STAFF & COACHES |date= 2019-07-08 |access-date= 2019-07-08 |quote= }}</ref>  Sill is the grandson of Lester Sill, his father, Lonnie, is also an executive in the music industry.

==Awards==
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| 2011
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| Louis Armstrong
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| 2012
| Rock Award
| Lee Ritenour  
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| SIX STRING THEORY Competition -- Rock
| <ref name="Ritenour 2012"> {{cite web |url= https://sixstringtheory.com/past-winners  |title= Lee Ritenour's SIX STRING THEORY Competition -- Past Winners
 |website= sixstringtheory.com |access-date= 2019-06-19 |archive-date= 2019-06-19  |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190619232832/https://sixstringtheory.com/past-winners |quote= 2012 Guitar Category Winners -- Alex Sill, Rock, USA}} </ref>
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== Discography ==
* ''Oregon Suite'' (August 26, 2013) <sub>(as the Trifield Guitar Project)</sub><ref name="Trifield Top40-Charts.com 2013"/>
* ''Experiences: Real and Imaginary'' (May 10, 2019)<ref name="AllMusic Experiences: Real and Imaginary">{{cite web | title=Experiences: Real and Imaginary - Alex Sill - Songs, Reviews, Credits | website=AllMusic | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/experiences-real-and-imaginary-mw0003289347 | access-date=2019-08-10}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

* In 2016, Sill played Jay Perkins, brother to rockabilly guitarist [[Wikipedia:Carl_Perkins|Carl Perkins]] (played by Dustin Ingram) in [[Wikipedia:Sun Records (TV series)|''Million Dollar Quartet'']]. <ref name="Million Dollar Quartet 2016">{{cite web | title=‘Million Dollar Quartet’ wraps production: ‘It can only be shot in Memphis’ | website=The Commercial Appeal | date=2016-07-08 | url=http://www.commercialappeal.com/entertainment/movies/million-dollar-quartet-wraps-production-it-can-only-be-shot-in-memphis-36fa3fa5-4cc9-5ae3-e053-01000-385959021.html | access-date=2019-06-20|archive-date=2019-06-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620022109/http://archive.commercialappeal.com/entertainment/movies/million-dollar-quartet-wraps-production-it-can-only-be-shot-in-memphis-36fa3fa5-4cc9-5ae3-e053-01000-385959021.html
}}</ref> The miniseries aired on CMT, titled as, ''Sun Records'' in the spring of 2017.

== Ensembles ==

=== Trifield Guitar Project (2013) ===

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<div style="margin-left: 420px;" >After meeting in 2012, at the Crown of the Continent Guitar Festival in Bigfork, Montana, guitarists Karl Marino (classical), Rami Halperin (blues/rock) and Alex Sill (jazz) won their respective categories and formed the Trifield Guitar Project. <br><br> Returning to the festival in 2013, the group dropped their first album, the ''Montana Suite'' with the help of  Ben Shepherd on bass and Wesley Ritenour on drums.<ref name="Trifield Top40-Charts.com 2013">{{cite web | title=Trifield Guitar Project, New Virtuoso Trio, Readies Debut Album "Montana Suite" | website=Top40-Charts.com | date=2013-08-26 | url=https://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=93111 | access-date=2019-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810014410/https://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=93111 | archive-date=2019-08-10}}</ref></div>
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=== Alex Sill Quintet  ===
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=== Alan Holdsworth (tribute performances) ===
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=== Simon Phillips’ Protocol ===
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Sill was noticed by Simon Phillips while filling in for the late Alan Holdsworth at a memorial performance with the surviving members of Holdsworth's band.<ref name="Straight No Chaser 2019">{{cite web | title=A Jazz Show: Podcast 687: A Conversation with Alex Sill | website=Straight No Chaser | date=2019-07-01 | url=https://straightnochaserjazz.libsyn.com/podcast-687-a-conversation-with-alex-sill | access-date=2019-08-07| archive-date=2019-08-07 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190807023133/https://straightnochaserjazz.libsyn.com/podcast-687-a-conversation-with-alex-sill}}</ref><ref name="Alvas Showroom">{{cite web | title=Allan Holdsworth Memorial Concert | website=Alvas Showroom | url=https://alvasshowroom.com/event/allan-holdsworth-memorial-concert/ | access-date=2019-08-07| archive-date=2019-08-07 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807023505/https://alvasshowroom.com/event/allan-holdsworth-memorial-concert/}}</ref><ref name="The Baked Potato 2017">{{cite web | title=Tribute To Allan Holdsworth | website=The Baked Potato | date=2017-09-15 | url=https://www.thebakedpotato.com/events/tribute-to-allan-holdsworth/ | access-date=2019-08-07| archive-date=2019-08-07 
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807023659/https://www.thebakedpotato.com/events/tribute-to-allan-holdsworth/}}</ref>  Sill joined Protocol in 2019.<ref name="Truth In Shredding"/><ref name="bella concerts">{{cite web | title=simon phillips | website=bella concerts | url=http://www.bellaconcerts.com/artists/simon-phillips | access-date=2019-08-07 | archive-date=2019-04-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417072924/http://www.bellaconcerts.com/artists/simon-phillips}}</ref>
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==References==
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