Alex Munk is an award winning guitarist, composer and bandleader living in London. As the bandleader for Flying Machines and through his busy touring activities as a sideman, he has established himself as one of the country’s most in demand jazz guitarists.

Centered around Alex’s unique compositions, Flying Machines has released two critically acclaimed albums and is now widely acknowledged as one of the biggest breakthrough acts to have emerged from the UK jazz scene in recent years, performing at venues such as Ronnie Scott’s, The Jazz Cafe and Latitude Festival as part of two extensive UK tours.

As a sideman, Alex has performed at all of the major jazz festivals and venues around the UK alongside artists such as Gwilym Simcock, Stan Sulzmann, Kit Downes Gareth Lockrane, Trish Clowes, Nick Smart, Iain Ballamy and Hammond organist James Taylor. He has performed with the world-renowned CBSO, including tours to the U.A.E as well as all over the UK and has appeared on a number of critically acclaimed recordings, such as Sam Rapley’s Fabled, Dave Hamblett’s Light At Night and Pete Lee’s The Velvet Rage.

Alex was made an associate member of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM) in 2020, an award that recognises former students for their contribution to the music environment in which they have been active since graduating. In 2009 he was awarded a prestigious Yamaha Jazz Scholarship upon graduating from his undergraduate at Leeds College of Music.

"Explosive guitar playing" Guitarist Magazine

"A wonderful young guitarist with a unique musical voice" Stan Sulzmann

“Silkily curling phrasing” The Guardian

"...playing that draws upon the epic jazz-pop lyricism of Pat Metheny through to the more avant-rock of Wayne Krantz" Jazzwise

"Munk clearly demonstrates how pleasing and versatile an electric archtop guitar can sound in expert hands" All About Jazz