Alex Hamburger

For the last decade, flutist, vocalist and composer Alex Hamburger has been creating her own musical direction. Raised in Silver Spring Maryland within the DC music scene by a family of accomplished artists, her passion for music ignited at a young age. After some time in New York and studying in prestigious institutions in New York and Switzerland, Alex returned to DC with a renewed sense of purpose.

Alex's highly anticipated sophomore album, What If? (Unit Records, June 29th, 2023), delves into perception, transition, and the boundaries of human experience. The album fuses electric and acoustic sounds for an immersive narrative that continues to stir up glowing testimonials from publications such as All About Jazz, Jazzthing, Vents Magazine and Bandcamp. 

Her debut album, And She Spoke (November 2021), explores the diverse concept of the female voice through original compositions based on poetry by female poets and personalized arrangements of compositions by female composers.

Alex was also a member of the esteemed Focusyear band at JazzCampus in Basel Switzerland in 2018/19 where she had the privilege of studying and performing for a year with the prestigious international ensemble that released the album Open Paths on Neuklang records. Alex has also been awarded grants from organizations such as South Arts Jazz Roads, Chamber Music America and Pathways to Jazz to help fund her recording and touring endeavors. 

Alex's journeys abroad have ignited the flame for her to continue captivating audiences worldwide with her internationally acclaimed performances as she continues to tour around the world, having so far toured around Europe, South America and the US with her project. As well as playing and touring with her own projects, she remains an important member of many other touring and recording ensembles such as Origem, Lucas Ashby’s Brain Trust, Abe Mamet’s Sextet and Biomorphic Forms and pop groups like Bright Eyes. She is an integral member of José Luiz Martins’ quartet, producing their 2025 album “Oddessy Mixtape” which garnered reviews from publications like Downbeat, Modern Drummer and was named one of CapitalBop’s top 5 albums of the year. The group also was named the winners of the DCJazzPrixx, a prestigious competition held by the DCJazz Festival.

 While captivating audiences worldwide, Alex remains deeply connected to the DC music community. She was a member of the 2022 Strathmore Artist in Residence class and a multiple time Wammie awards nominee. Alex actively contributes to her hometown's musical landscape as the producer and founder of the successful My Body, My Festival; a fundraiser for the DC Abortion Fund as well as serving as Managing Director of CapitalBop, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting, preserving and presenting Jazz in DC.