Alexander Claffy – born June 9, 1992 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – is a jazz
bassist, composer, bandleader, and educator. Raised in a musical household – his
father was a pianist and bandleader, his mother was a vocalist – Claffy first
learned to play the piano before switching to the bass. He had many musical
mentors in Philadelphia including Ron Carter, Dwayne Burno and Orin O'Brien.
Claffy relocated to New York City in 2011 and worked with many of the city’s
jazz greats including Chris Botti, Wallace Roney, Joey Alexander, Jimmy Cobb,
Louis Hayes, Harold Mabern, and others. ...