Alex Donner Entertainment

Alex Donner left a successful matrimonial law practice fifteen years ago to devote himself to his first love - performing with a band. As he puts it, "weddings are a LOT more fun than divorces!"

His first major "gig" was a wedding in Jaipur, India for a former divorce client, which landed his picture in a slew of major magazines leading his orchestra while trying to keep a turban on his head! His special energy, charisma & ability to "read" a crowd quickly made Donner "in demand". He was chosen to be the Musical Director of New York's legendary Club El Morocco, the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach and "Midnight Summer Swing" in Central Park.

A native New Yorker, the personable Donner performs with his own Orchestra 100 times per year from Coast to Coast. And oversees an Organization that books Entertainment for another 200 events per year. They have recently been called, "the best entertainment provider in the east...if not the country," by the New York Times.

Recent years have seen him come into his own as a singer. His 2002 Cabaret act at the Algonquin received critical raves and was extended twice by popular demand. 2003 brought "White Tie" and "Black Tie Blues", the CDs which sold 2,000 copies within two months of release and which continue to garner radio play. In 2005 Alex Donner and his Orchestra sold out at The Café Carlyle nine times and received favorable New York reviews. He is the only New York bandleader with such extensive “headlining” experience and success. In 2006, the Alex Donner Orchestra was named the top band in New York by Quest Magazine. As the Pittsburgh Tribune recently opined, "The piece de resistance - hands down - was dancing to the irresistible sound of the Alex Donner Orchestra. The silken voiced Donner and his musicians kept the dance floor swinging 'til the wee hours!”

Alex Donner Entertainment is a "boutique" operation with a limited number of bands, all of which feature New York's best musicians & singers & have been successfully booked almost entirely by "word of mouth" rather than arrangements with venues. Each band is flexible on size & repertoire & performs music from the 40s to today.