Alex Aspinall is a drummer and percussionist based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

He graduated from the esteemed jazz program at Sonoma State University under the tutelage of bassist/director Mel Graves and drummer George Marsh (author of Inner Drumming). Since graduating with a BA in Music (with distinction In the Field of Jazz) in 2002, Alex has made his creative living as an in demand performer and educator.

Alex was most recently the touring drummer for the Nell & Jim Band. He can be heard on their album “Western Sun” which was released in 2020. The bands World tour for 2020 was canceled by the COVID-19 Pandemic.

His interest in Afro Cuban music led him to study with Cuban percussion legend Walfredo De Los Reyes Sr. He has spent 7 years working with Walfredo on both traditional Cuban percussion and combining the drumset with congas and other percussion.

Alex has also performed with: Tyler Blanton, Noam Lemish, Rara Tou Limen Haitian Dance Company (with Daniel Brevil), Randy Vincent, Mel Graves, Chuck Sher, Dan Wilensky, Jeffrey Halford & the Healers, Mel Martin, Edo Castro, Terrence Brewer, Mimi Fox, Kathleen Grace, and The Jazz in the Neighborhood Collective.

Alex teaches private lessons in the Bay Area and is a drum instructor at Lick Wilmerding High School in San Francisco.