Real name: Alex Poul Riel

Effective period / Period of releases: 1988 - 2010

Danish jazz drummer and percussionist (born September 13, 1940 in Copenhagen, Denmark; died June 9, 2024 in Liseleje, Denmark)

Played with traditional jazz bands 1957-1960, as house drummer at Montmartre Jazzhus in Copenhagen 1963-1965, in Erik Moseholm's trio 1964-1967 and the Danish Radiojazzgruppen 1965-1968. He also played with the rock group Savage Rose 1968-1972, and later worked with Six Winds and other groups. Also many recordings with visiting American musicians, including Dexter Gordon, Jackie McLean, Sahib Shihab, etc.