Alex Skolnick · Confronting Creativity w/André Cholmondeley
Alex Skolnick an original member of Bay Area thrashers Testament and a respected New York improvising guitarist. and he’s done countless world tours with bands like Slayer and Megadeth.
With his own line of ESP signature guitars, Alex is also well known in jazz/rock world for his Alex Skolnick Trio, projects like the Stu Hamm/Alex Skolnick/Chad Wackerman power trio, or Jane Getter Premonition w Mark Egan & Adam Holzman
Skolnick is also the leader of the critically acclaimed world acoustic project, Planetary Coalition, featuring artists from across the globe including Rodrigo Y Gabriela and Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez.
Alex is an editor and contributor to UNBUILT, and has also written for The Talkhouse, Guitar World, Guitar Player and other publications.
Learn more about Alex at
Interview conducted by André Cholmondeley
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