Alexandra Krings is a freelance bass player and music teacher from Cologne, Germany.

Studied with Stefan Rademacher (Krefeld, Germany)

 

Master’s degree (Jazz, major electric bass) from University of Music and Performing Arts, Stuttgart (Germany), (bass teachers: Henrik Mumm, Mini Schulz, Guenter Lenz; arranging: Frank Sikora).
Graduated 2003

 

Alex wrote a column (“Keeping an open mind”) for the german bass magazine “Bassprofessor” and did interviews with Chris Chaney, Travis Carlton, Jennifer Strickland, Alec Fraser and Mark Egan.

 

Alex was drumtech and backline manager for the “Miles Davis Hall” at the Montreux jazz festival” in Switzerland.

 

Alex plays with several Singer/songwriter bands all over Germany and has just finished recording the second in a series of three CDs (a trilogy called “The Hockey Project”).

 

She also plays solo shows – just guitar, vocals, and a stompbox – the “band” is called “Lobster House”.

 

 

Theater gigs:

“Ludwig II” – Füssen,
“Checkpoint Charlie” – Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf
“Banker’s Opera”- Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf,
“Piaf” – Schauspielhaus Bochum
“Dreigroschenoper” – Theater an der Ruhr, Mülheim