Alejandro Arenas

Bassist | Composer | Producer | Educator

This is the website of Alejandro Arenas, a bassist, arranger, composer and educator based in Tampa Bay, FL. Please feel free to roam around and check out the EVENTS tab to see where he will be performing next 

 Education

Alejandro has been an adjunct professor at St. Petersburg College since 2009. He teaches bass lessons and has directed various ensembles for the MIRA Program at the college. Additionally, he is very active in outreach and educational programs in the Tampa Bay area. He has also been a guest educator for the Clearwater Jazz Holiday Foundation’s Young Lions Master Sessions. Below are a few virtual sessions he has been done for this program.

An Approach to Playing Swing, Funk & More

Musical Composition: Approaches and Ideas

Fun with Arranging: Reimagining Existing Compositions

Harmony: A Bass Perspective

Musical Composition Approaches and Ideas Part II

Fun with Arranging Part II

TEDx

As part of La Lucha, Alejandro has been a featured TEDx speaker/performer in 3 occasions.

TED X Douglasville

The Journey of Music: A Collective Search for Individualism

TEDx USF

SEE. HEAR. FEEL. Art for a Cause.

TEDx Tampa Bay

Transcending Genres Through Music