Alex Meixner

Alex Meixner’s began his performing career as an accordionist  at the age of six, playing with his family in a multi-ethnic folk ensemble. Since these primary performances, Alex has been featured as a soloist at venues from Las Vegas to New York City, from Orlando to Branson, and has performed at many festivals, resorts and concert halls in between. He has shared the stage with such diverse artists as The London Symphony Orchestra, Sandy Duncan, Myron Floren, Brave Combo, Don Lipovac, Frank Yankovic and his father’s touring group “The Al Meixner Trio,” as well as his own jazz and folk ensembles. Alex has performed on over 35 recordings to date, including numerous solo recordings on Euro-Class Music and a 1994 Grammy-award winner.

Alex’s performance repertoire on accordions includes a wide variety of traditional and contemporary folk styles from Slavic and alpine cultures, jazz and pop selections, as well as his trademark high-energy button box polka stylings.

He has a brand new CD, which will be available at the festival, entitled, “Alex Plays the Button Box and Other Stuff.”

This year will mark Alex’s third  appearance at the Cotati Accordion Festival. He is looking forward to presenting some of the audiences’ favorites as well as new selections which he has composed and arranged for this year’s tours.