Alexa Dexa plays her toy instrument collection with projections of her watercolor paintings at the UnCaged Toy Piano Festival.

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UnCaged Toy Piano Festival

The UnCaged Toy Piano Festival is an event that is really dear to my heart. As the premier festival for toy pianos in the world, it is a breeding ground for the exploration of the toy piano in concert...

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Daytrotter's cartoon of Alexa Dexa sitting on the earth playing her pitched desk bells.

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Daytrotter

Presenting the Alexa Dexa Daytrotter Session, aptly titled Darkness Can Be Visible and Airy, featuring the debut of my new single “the only thing left”. My Not To Be Toyed With tour brought me deep into the midwest for...

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Alexa Dexa sits on a lion statue that is part of the fabulous, giant fountain on Belle Isle (when the fountain was off).

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Not To Be Toyed With Tour

September 4th – October 3rd, 2013 The Stops: Philly, where I hopped off the Megabus and straight into Independence Hall for some historical and patriotic movies. Afterwards, I had the pleasure of visiting the grave of my ancestor Benjamin...

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Alexa Dexa plays a live show outside in Detroit while artist Kevin McCoy live paints the words "handle with care" behind them.

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Sidewalk Festival of Performing Arts

I met Ryan Johnson, the powerhouse woman behind Sidewalk, at Detroit Soup on my little piano//Big Mouth tour. Here’s how Detroit Soup, a heart-warming community gathering invested in making a tangible difference, works: Attendees donate $5 for soup, salad, bread,...

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A group of toy pianists sit on the lawn at Sakura Park to perform Alexa Dexa's composition "Spottings on Safari" for Make Music NY.

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Spottings on Safari

Make Music NY 2013 set the scene for the debut of my composition “Spottings on Safari” for two to an infinite number of toy pianos and 1 CD player. Inspired by the chance operations and indeterminacy of the works...

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