"Alex Fournier has created a beautiful labyrinth of music on his auspicious debut release. The album continues to surprise throughout, winding through many worlds, while still keeping a thoughtful and grounded center." - Mary Halvorson

“Alex Fournier is one of those rare musicians who is able to create an environment for the other musicians to work within and to push up against that allows for the possibility of a collective musical statement that is greater than the sum of its parts. On his new ensemble CD, Triio, Alex shows his considerable abilities as a player, composer, structuralist, and ringmaster. The band is very well cast, and the end result is enjoyable and at times challenging, as it should be." - Michael Formanek

“Profuse in ideas, these compositions are strong enough to stand up proudly in the modern jazz sphere. Fournier and his group rightfully deserve acclaim as their sound evolve significantly.” - Filipe Freitas, JazzTrail

“Every jazz recording is critically determined by the pieces performed, the personnel involved, and the synergy between the participants. All three are critical factors in the case of Triio's second album, Six-ish Plateaus… Every band aspires to establish an identity that distinguishes it from others. Triio succeeds in that regard when freewheeling woodwinds-and-vibraphone interplay and guitar interjections couple with the drummer and bassist's assured foundation.” - Ron Schepper, Textura

“Despite making mischief in jazz, Triio is hardly crafting elevator anthems. At least not those suited for vertical passage. And that’s both the joy and the challenge of Six-ish Plateaus. Think of it as prearranged chaos as conceived on staff paper. And clear your head before choosing a floor. The route may be circuitous, but the journey is worth the bewilderment.” - Michael E. Vincent, Pitch Perfect

“In his 10th year as bandleader Fournier has undoubtedly attained a desired plateau.” - Ken Waxman, Jazzword

Money House

Established in late 2012, Money House started as a chance to explore the music of Thelonious Monk in a context that didn’t relate to the piano. Since its inception, the group has branched off to explore the music of many more composer-performers with a special emphasis on the music of Bud Powell, Herbie Nichols, Andrew Hill, Hasaan Ibn Ali, Charles Mingus, Frank Zappa, and of course Monk to name a few.

Now with a focus on original compositions and collective improvisation, Money House strives to capture the candour of their influences in their own music, exploring the possibilities that the joy of improvisation presents.

Money House will release their first LP, Swing Your Cake on May 3rd, 2024.

Patrick O'Reilly - Guitar Stefan Hegerat - Drums Alex Fournier - Bass

Solo

Sometime around fall of 2015 I started working on a series of solo compositions for bass as a means of getting to know my instrument and my own language better. Bass can simultaneously be incredibly diverse in its sounds and the directions it can go while being very homogeneous in palette. A lot of what I've written has been an attempt to explore and expand on both the instruments parameters, as well as the parameters of my own thinking applied to the instrument.

Recorded by Edwin Huet (2016)

Xiodjiha

Edwin Huet and I have been collaborating a slew of projects since formally meeting in 2015. Since then, we've partnered many recording projects, multiple composition initiatives and musical/multimedia showcases and live shows featuring improvised music. Xiodjiha is the barest of these collaborations, featuring us directly in a freely improvised setting. While my own contribution to the setting is pretty straight forward (double bass with standard and extended technique), Edwin's setup is designed for both independent use and live-processing, as well as live recording our improvisations, making the duo flexible and responsive in approach.

Edwin Huet - Electronics/Live Processing/anything computer related

Alex Fournier - Upright Bass/anything analog

Video by Christina Manceor