Biography

Trombonist Alex Iles enjoys a varied and successful career in many musical settings as an active member of the musically diverse Southern California freelance performing and recording community.

Alex has established himself as a very in-demand trombonist/low brass performer, recording artist and educator. Among the varied palette of artists with whom Alex has performed and/or recorded are: Joe Cocker, James Horner, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Alan Jackson, Zubin Mehta, Kid Cudi, The Tonight Show, Sir Neville Marriner, Hans Zimmer, Johnny Mathis, Lalo Shifrin, Natalie Cole, Meghan Trainor, Jeffrey Kahane, Danny Elfman, Ray Charles, Trevor Rabin, Harry Connick, Jr., Henry Mancini, Josh Grobin, John Zorn, Terence Blanchard, Barbra Streisand, John Williams, Fallout Boy, Thomas Ades, Neil Young, Johnny Mandel, Paul McCartney, and Prince.

Alex has toured as lead and solo jazz trombonist with Woody Herman and Maynard Ferguson. He has performed and recorded as a regular member of many of the top big bands and jazz groups in the Los Angeles area including Pacific Jazz Orchestra, Bob Florence’s Limited Edition, Tom Kubis Big Band and he was an original member of Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band. He has performed on The Motion Picture Academy Awards, The Emmy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, The People’s Choice Awards and hundreds of television series and motion picture soundtracks including Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Rogue One, Frozen, La La Land, Up, The Incredibles, X-Men, Secret Life of Pets, Avatar, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., LOST, and Transformers.

In October, 2002 Alex was appointed principal trombonist of the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra. He has also performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Pasadena Symphony and the L.A. Chamber Orchestra. In 2014, Alex became a regular member of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra.

Alex has been a faculty trombone and jazz instructor at the California Institute of the Arts, Azusa Pacific University and California State University, Northridge. He has appeared as a recitalist, guest soloist, and clinician at schools and organizations throughout the United States, including Indiana University, Oklahoma State University, The University of Southern California, Texas Christian University and has appeared numerous times as soloist and given masterclasses at the International Trombone Festival.

Alex serves on the executive board of GlobalArts, an organization based in the Pico-Union neighborhood of Los Angeles that offers music education to underserved youth.

Los Angeles Philharmonic trombone section

Live internet performance with Paul McCartney at Capitol Records

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker session at Sony

MOVIE / TELEVISION RECORDINGS

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Alias
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
American Dad
Anchorman
Animaniacs
Aquaman
Avatar 1 and 2

Babylon
Bad Boys for Life
Batman v. Superman
Battlestar Gallactica
The BFG
Beetlejuice
Big Hero Six
Blue Beetle
Captain Philips
Cars 1, 2 and 3
Chicago
Chronicles of Narnia
Coco
Concussion
The Conjuring 1 and 2
The Craft
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Creed 1,2 and 3
Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Da Five Bloods
Daredevil
Dawn of Planet of the Apes
Day the Earth Stood Still [2008]
Deadpool
Deadpool 2
Deep Sea 3D
Despicable Me 1, 2 and 3
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1 and 2
The Dictator
Dinner for Schmucks
Disturbia
Dreamgirls
Encanto
The Emperor’s New Groove
Family Guy
Fantasia 2000
Fantastic Four
Fast and Furious
Final Destination 3
The Finest Hours
Ford vs. Ferrari
Free Willy
Frozen
Frozen 2
The Game Plan
Ghostbusters [2016]
The Gilded Age Godzilla [1998 and 2014]
Gone Girl
Gypsy
Hairspray: The Musical
Hangover part 3
Hansel and Gretl
Witch Hunters
Hawaii Five-O [2010-2016]
Ice Age
The Incredibles
The Incredibles 2
Independence Day: Resurgence
Inside Out 1 and 2
The Interview
It
It:Chapter 2
Jackass 4
Jack Reacher 1 and 2
Jumanji
The Jungle Book [2014]
Jungle Cruise
Jurassic World
King Kong [2005]
La La Land
Life of Pi
The Lion King (2019)
The Lorax
LOST
The Mandalorian
Mank
Marley and Me
Maze Runner
Men in Black
Miami Vice [2006]
Minions 1,2 and 3
Mission: Impossible
Moana 1 and 2
Monsters Inc.
Monsters University
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Mulan
Muppets Most Wanted
National Treasure
The Negotiator
Newsies
Night at the Museum
Northern Exposure
Once Upon a Time The Pacific [HBO mini-series]
The Orville
Pacific Rim
The Peanuts Movie
Percy Jackson: Lightening Thief
Pinky and the Brain
Pirates of the Caribbean
Pixels
Planet of the Apes [2001]
Polar Express
Pochahontas
Princess and the Frog
Rango
Ratatouille
Rocky Balboa
Rogue One
Rounders
Scream 2
Secret Life of Pets
Seinfeld
Sex and the City: The Movie
The Simpsons [TV]
The Simpsons Movie
Sin City
Sing 1 and 2
Spiderman 1,2,3
Spider Man: Far from Home
Star Trek [2009]
Star Trek: Beyond
Star Trek: Discovery
Star Trek: Into Darkness
Star Trek: Lower Deck
Star Trek: Picard
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens
Star Wars VIII: The Last Jedi
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Superman Returns
Taladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Tangled
Tank Girl
Team America
Ted
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Tenet
The Thing [2011]
Top Gun: Maverick
Toy Story 1-4
Transformers
Troy
Turning Red
Up
Venom
War Horse
Wolverine
Wreck-It Ralph
X-Files [2008 movie]
X-Men
Zootopia
10 Cloverfield Lane
00: Rise of an Empire

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soundtrack covers

Alex is a Schilke / Greenhoe performing artist.