Biography
Born in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in the suburb of Willoughby, Alfredo was convinced to pick up the electric bass at his best friend’s insistence. After years of playing bass mostly as a hobby, Alfredo left to pursue music academically at the Musician’s Institute in Los Angeles, California in 2003 where he received his degree in Bass Performance. He studied under many great talents such as Christopher Maloney, Brian Allen, Alexis Sklarevski, Mike Mennell, Oneida James, and Putter Smith.
Shortly after finishing his studies, he was awarded the World Scholarship Tour, awarded by the Berklee College of Music to the most promising young talent around the globe. He then began his studies at Berklee in Boston where he graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music. He studied at Berklee with greats such as Oscar Stagnaro, Anthony Vitti, and Bruce Gertz. Also while attending Berklee, he was awarded the Berklee Achievement Scholarship and the Henry Grossman Scholarship for Music Business.
Since moving to Cleveland, Alfredo has gotten involved heavily in the music scene. He is currently a freelance electric and double bassist and has worked with the following array of artists:
Audible Distraction
Keith McKelley Project
Catwalk Blue (official house band of the Cleveland Cavaliers)
The Speedbumps
Jaclyn Bradley
Allison Piccioni
Alfredo has also gotten involved in music education. He is currently teaching at the following locations:
Arrowhead Music in Mentor, OH (bass)
Fine Arts Association in Willoughby, OH (guitar, electric and double bass)
The School of Rock (guitar, bass, keyboards, assistant music director)
Alfredo recently has started to play acoustic and synth bass. He recently graduated from Cleveland State University with a Master’s degree in Jazz Performance/Acoustic Bass.
Currently you can find Alfredo playing bass on tour around the U.S. with various groups, freelancing studio and live gigs around the Cleveland area with whomever will have him, teaching music, and practicing any minute he has free. Alfredo is also a proud endorsee of SIT Strings and Campbell American Guitars.