Johnny Alegre
{{Short description|Jazz guitarist and composer from the Philippines}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=April 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Johnny Alegre
| image = Johnny Alegre.jpg
| alt = Johnny Alegre
| caption = Alegre in 2011
| birth_name = Juan Bautista Alegre y Hernaez
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|6|4|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Pasay, Rizal, Philippines
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| nationality = Filipino
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| alma_mater = University of the Philippines
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| spouse = Jocelyn Albao Alegre
| mother = Teodora Hernaez de Alegre
| father = Narciso J. Alegre
| relatives = Juan B. Alegre (grandfather)
Amanda Sargent (grandmother)
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| website = {{URL|www.johnnyalegre.com}}
| module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed=yes
| genre = Jazz, World Fusion
| occupation = Musician, Guitarist-Composer
| instrument = Guitar, Keyboards
| years_active = 1981–present
| current_member_of = {{unbulleted list|Johnny Alegre AFFINITY|
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Juan Bautista H. Alegre III (born June 4, 1955),{{cite web
| url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/birthday.php?pg=156
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502014001/https://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/birthday.php?pg=156
|archive-date=May 2, 2021
| title=Jazz Musicians born on June 4
| publisher=AllAboutJazz
| date=February 16, 2012
| accessdate=February 27, 2012}} known professionally as Johnny Alegre, is a jazz guitarist and composer from Manila, Philippines. He leads the jazz group Johnny Alegre Affinity{{cite web
|title=Johnny Alegre
|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/3409331-Johnny-Alegre
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502154507/https://www.discogs.com/artist/3409331-Johnny-Alegre
|archive-date=May 2, 2021
|website=Discogs.com}} and the world music group Humanfolk.{{cite web
|title=All Jazzed Up with Guitarist Composer Johnny Alegre
|url=http://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/all-jazzed-up-with-guitarist-composer-johnny-alegre
|website=Positively Filipino|date=August 8, 2018
}}
Biography
=Career=
File:McClure-Alegre-Hart.JPG (left) and drummer Billy Hart (right). The photo was taken in New York City when they recorded Johnny Alegre 3 for distribution by MCA.]]
Alegre studied composition at the University of the Philippines College of Music in the latter 1970s. He was a founding member of the U.P. Jazz Ensemble.{{cite web
|title=Johnny Alegre
|url=https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/johnnyalegre
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502154958/https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/johnnyalegre
|archive-date=May 2, 2021
|website=All About Jazz
|accessdate=March 4, 2019}} He participated in workshops by composer Erhard Karkoschka, guitarist Ike Isaacs, and composer Chou Wen-chung.
In May 2002, Alegre formed the Johnny Alegre Affinity with bassist Colby de la Calzada, drummer Koko Bermejo, pianist Elhmir Saison, and saxophonist Tots Tolentino. Their first recorded work, "Stones of Intramuros", written by Alegre, was included in the limited edition Philippine jazz anthology Adobo Jazz: A Portrait of the Filipino as a Jazz Artist (Vol. 1).{{cite news
|last=Ramos
|first=Cris
|title=Adobo Jazz and Dinuguang improvisation
|page=C8
|newspaper=The Manila Times
|location=Manila, Philippines
|date=November 1, 2003}}
The self-titled album Johnny Alegre Affinity was released in the Philippines in mid-2005 by Candid Records Philippines; and was rereleased in England the same year by Candid Records (UK){{Cite web
|title=Johnny Alegre
|url=http://store.candidrecords.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=61
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506090041/http://store.candidrecords.com/index.php?route=product%2Fproduct&product_id=122
|archive-date=May 6, 2021
|url-status=live
|website=store.candidrecords.com}} for global distribution as Jazzhound. This was followed by performances at the PizzaExpress Jazz Club in London with guest saxophonist, Dimitri Vassilakis.
During 2006 and 2007, Alegre and Affinity worked on Eastern Skies,{{Citation
|title=Johnny Alegre – Eastern Skies (2007, CD)
|url=https://www.discogs.com/Johnny-Alegre-Eastern-Skies/release/15085924
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502164146/https://www.discogs.com/Johnny-Alegre-Eastern-Skies/release/15085924
|archive-date=May 2, 2021
|language=en}} an album of original compositions with the Global Studio Orchestra conducted by Gerard Salonga.{{cite web
|title=Jazz Artist Johnny Alegre Teams Up With Gerard Salonga
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HU5aAAAAIBAJ&pg=1344%2C7011644
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502155129/https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=HU5aAAAAIBAJ&pg=1344%2C7011644&redir_esc=y
|archive-date=May 2, 2021
|website=news.google.com
|publisher=The Manila Times
|accessdate=March 4, 2019
|date=January 9, 2008}} In 2009 MCA released Johnny Alegre 3, a trio album with Ron McClure (bass) and Billy Hart (drums). Alegre was MCA's first jazz act from the Philippines.{{cite web
|url=http://www.titikpilipino.com/album/?albumid%3D2382
|title=Johnny Alegre 3 - Johnny Alegre OPM Albums - the Online Resource for Filipino Songs
|website=TitikPilipino.com
|accessdate=August 13, 2011
|url-status=usurped
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006091353/http://www.titikpilipino.com/album/?albumid=2382
|archivedate=October 6, 2012 }} In 2014, MCA released a compilation of highlights from Alegre's Candid Records recordings, entitled Stories.{{cite web
|url= http://www.adobomagazine.com/philippine-news/album-review-stories-johnny-alegre-affinity
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306174831/https://adobomagazine.com/philippine-news/album-review-stories-johnny-alegre-affinity
|archive-date=March 6, 2019
|title= Album Review: 'Stories' by Johnny Alegre AFFINITY
|publisher= adobomagazine.com
|date=February 6, 2014
|accessdate=December 23, 2014}}{{Cite web
|last=Dosmanos
|first=Jackie
|date=April 6, 2014
|title=CD reviews: Johnny Alegre, Beyonce, OPM faves
|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/04/06/14/cd-reviews-johnny-alegre-beyonce-opm-faves
|website=ABS-CBN News
|language=en}}
In 2008, Alegre recorded Humanfolk, the name of an album and a band formed with percussionist Susie Ibarra, drummer Roberto Juan Rodriguez, Cynthia Alexander, and Malek Lopez. For Humanfolk he wrote "Para Sa Tao" based on the Baybayin letters of the Tagalog language.
Alegre is profiled in the books The Great Jazz Guitarists by Scott Yanow{{cite book
|last1=Yanow
|first1=Scott
|title=The Great Jazz Guitarists
|date=2013
|publisher=Backbeat
|location=San Francisco
|isbn=978-1-61713-023-6 |page=7}} and the Cultural Center of the Philippines Encyclopedia of Philippine Art, Second edition (Volume 7).{{cite book
|url=https://www.culturalcenter.gov.ph/events/literature/ccp-encyclopedia-of-philippine-art/details
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502155410/https://www.culturalcenter.gov.ph/events/literature/ccp-encyclopedia-of-philippine-art/details
|archive-date=May 2, 2021
|title=Cultural Center of the Philippines Encyclopedia of Philippine Art, Second edition (Volume 7: Music)
|volume=7
|page=536
|date=2017
|publisher=Cultural Center of the Philippines edition: 2nd
|location=Manila, Philippines
|isbn=978-971-8546-64-2}}{{cite web
|url=https://primer.com.ph/blog/2018/11/29/ccp-encyclopedia-of-philippine-art
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502155531/https://primer.com.ph/blog/2018/11/29/ccp-encyclopedia-of-philippine-art/
|archive-date=May 2, 2021
|title=Primer.com.ph: CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art 2nd Edition Is Now Available
|date=2018
|publisher=Primer Media
|location=Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines}}
In November 2023, a retrospective of Alegre's urban folk compositions for Humanfolk were featured in a 2-hour recital at the Ayala Museum, hosted by the Filipinas Heritage Library.{{cite web
|title=JEEPNEY JAZZ: INDIGENOUS LEGACIES
|url=https://www.filipinaslibrary.org.ph/news-updates/jeepney-jazz/
|url-status=live
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213033049/https://www.filipinaslibrary.org.ph/news-updates/jeepney-jazz/
|archive-date=December 13, 2023
|website=filipinaslibrary.org.ph
|accessdate=December 11, 2023}}{{cite web
|title=Listen to OPM classics played with the kulintang
|url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/life/leisure/the-guide/2023/11/16/things-to-do-nov-16-to-21.html
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213050838/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/life/leisure/the-guide/2023/11/16/things-to-do-nov-16-to-21.html
|archive-date=December 13, 2023
|website=cnnphilippines.com
|accessdate=December 11, 2023}}{{cite web
|title=Filipinas Heritage Library tackles jazz
|url=https://www.bworldonline.com/arts-and-leisure/2023/09/27/547817/artsculture-09-27-23/
|url-status=live
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213054444/https://www.bworldonline.com/arts-and-leisure/2023/09/27/547817/artsculture-09-27-23/
|archive-date=December 13, 2023
|website=bworldonline.com
|date=September 26, 2023
|accessdate=December 11, 2023}}
The recorded music of Johnny Alegre, including his independently produced works, is aggregated by The Orchard, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment.
=Family=
Johnny Alegre is the youngest surviving grandchild of the late Senator Juan Bautista Alegre y Levantino,{{cite web
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1931/06/15/archives/juan-b-alegre-dies-philippine-senator-fiery-politician-who-studied.html
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212075336/https://www.nytimes.com/1931/06/15/archives/juan-b-alegre-dies-philippine-senator-fiery-politician-who-studied.html
|archive-date=February 12, 2021
|title=Juan B. Alegre article in the New York Times
|website=The New York Times
|date=1931}} senator{{cite web
|url=https://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/senlist.asp
|title=List of previous senators
|publisher=Senate of the Philippines
}} who represented the Philippines's 6th senatorial district to the 6th and 7th Philippine Legislatures. The family genealogy of Johnny Alegre is descended from Carlist exiles{{cite book
|last1=Nolasco
|first1=Clarita
|title=The Creoles in Spanish Philippines (Reprint)
|date=2019
|publisher=Pantas Publishing and Printing Co.
|location=Quezon City, NCR, Philippines
|page=53
|isbn=978-621-95835-9-6}} from Spain to the Philippines and intermarried with Filipinos. His paternal grandmother, Amanda ("Aimee") Alegre née Sargent,{{cite book
|last1=Sargent
|first1=William
|title=Sargent Record
|date=1899
|publisher=The Californian Co. Publishers
|location=St. Johnsbury, Vermont
|page=679}}{{cite book
|title=Amazon.com: Sargent Record: William Sargent of Ipswich, Newbury, Hampton, Salisbury and Amesbury, New England, U.S., With his Descendants and Their Intermarriages, and Other Sargent Branches
|last1=Sargent
|first1=Edwin Everett
|date=2018
|publisher=Franklin Classics
|isbn=978-0343308049}} is descended from the early Sargent family of New England.{{cite book
|last1=Sargent
|first1=Winthrop
|title=Early Sargents of New England
|date=1922
|publisher=Ad-Service Printing Co.
|location=Philadelphia}}{{cite book
|last1=Sargent
|first1=Winthrop
|title=Early Sargents of New England (Reprint)
|date=2018
|publisher=Franklin Classics
|isbn=978-0343081027}}{{cite book
|title=Amazon.com: Early Sargents of New England (Reprint)
|date=2018
|publisher=Franklin Classics
{{cite book
|last1=Sargent
|first1=Aaron
|title=Sargent Genealogy (reprint)
|date=February 27, 2019
|publisher=Wentworth Press
|isbn=978-0-526091-73-7}}{{Cite book
|last1=Sargent
|first1=Aaron
|last2=Sargent
|first2=John S.
|title=SARGENT GENEALOGY Hugh Sargent, of Courteenhall, Northamptonshire, and His Descendants in England and William Sargent, of Malden, New England, and His Descendants in America
|year=1895
|publisher=Creative Media Partners, LLC
|isbn=0-526091-73-8
|type=Print}}{{Cite book
|last1=Sargent
|first1=Aaron
|last2=Sargent
|first2=John S.
|title=SARGENT GENEALOGY Hugh Sargent, of Courteenhall, Northamptonshire, and His Descendants in England and William Sargent, of Malden, New England, and His Descendants in America
|url=https://www.amazon.com/SARGENT-GENEALOGY-Courteenhall-Northamptonshire-Descendants/dp/B0044FJ96I
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502160708/https://www.amazon.com/SARGENT-GENEALOGY-Courteenhall-Northamptonshire-Descendants/dp/B0044FJ96I
|archive-date=May 2, 2021
|via=www.amazon.com|date=January 1895
|publisher=Facsimile Publisher
}}
Other personas
Johnny Alegre is a member of FILSCAP and tenured with the Philippine International Jazz and Arts Festival as a consultant. He is an active Wikimedian advocate that includes WikiProject Jazz. As Juan Bautista H. Alegre, he is a Rotary Club past president (Makati Rockwell,{{Cite journal
|author=RI District 3830
|year=2019
|title=Planting Seeds, Growing Trees
|journal=Discon 2019
|pages=126}}{{Cite journal
|author=RI District 3830
|year=2018
|title=RI District 3830, Inspiring President
|journal=District 38 Handover: Together, We Inspire
|pages=34}} Rotary International District 3830),{{cite web
|url=http://pcrgrotary.com/?page_id=394
|title=Rotary International District 3830
|access-date=February 3, 2021
|archive-date=May 2, 2021
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502162046/http://pcrgrotary.com/?page_id=394
|url-status=dead
|url=http://rotary3830.org/
|title=Rotary District 3830 Philippines
|website=Rotary District 3830 Philippines}}{{Cite journal
|last=RCMR
|year=2018
|title=Message from the President, Rotary Club of Makati Rockwell
|journal=The Inspiring Yearbook 2018-2019
|volume=RY 2018-2019
|pages=5, 33}} and was conferred a Paul Harris fellowship.{{Cite journal
|last=RCMR
|year=2019
|title=Paul Harris Fellows, Donors of RCMR
|journal=The Champion Yearbook 2019-2020
|volume=RY 2019-2020
|pages=29}}{{Cite journal
|last=RCMR
|year=2020
|title=Paul Harris Fellows, Donors of RCMR
|journal=The Perfect Vision Yearbook 2020-2021
|volume=RY 2020-2021
|pages=33}}
Discography
Collaborations
{{Main|List of Johnny Alegre collaborations}}
==Videography==
=Johnny Alegre Affinity=
| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" |
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| Jazz in Time: Commemorative Concert XII{{Cite web
|last=Torrevillas |first=Domini M. |title=Upsilon mystique |url=https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2003/11/25/229178/upsilon-mystique |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503011111/https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2003/11/25/229178/upsilon-mystique |archive-date=May 3, 2021 |website=Philstar.com}} | style="width: 450px"|Johnny Alegre, guitar ♦ Colby dela Calzada, contrabass ♦ Koko Bermejo, drums ♦ Elhmir Saison, piano ♦ Tots Tolentino, alto sax | Fritz Ynfante | jazz concert | 2003 | U.P. Theater |
| Jazzhound official music video{{Citation
|title=Johnny Alegre AFFINITY: "Jazzhound" (Music Video) | date=January 21, 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTG-vGY8BSQ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504000454/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTG-vGY8BSQ&ab_channel=JohnnyAlegre |archive-date=May 4, 2021 |language=en}} | style="width: 450px"|Johnny Alegre, guitar ♦ Colby dela Calzada, contrabass ♦ Koko Bermejo, drums ♦ Elhmir Saison, piano ♦ Tots Tolentino, alto sax | Fritz Ynfante (concert footage) | Mowelfund | music video | 2005 |
| 3rd Manila Jazz Festival{{Cite web
|title=Jewelmer Hosts 3rd Manila Jazz Festival |date=November 2005 |url=https://www.jckonline.com/magazine-article/jewelmer-hosts-3rd-manila-jazz-festival/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504001039/https://www.jckonline.com/magazine-article/jewelmer-hosts-3rd-manila-jazz-festival/ |archive-date=May 4, 2021 |language=en-US}} | style="width: 450px"|Johnny Alegre, guitar ♦ Simon Tan, contrabass ♦ Koko Bermejo, drums ♦ Elhmir Saison, piano ♦ Tots Tolentino, alto sax | Angela Poblador | Jewelmer International Corporation | jazz concert | 2005 | Greenbelt Theater |
| Pinoy Jazz: The Story of Jazz in the Philippines{{Cite web
|url=https://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/filmedia/play/377/Pinoy-Jazz--The-Story-of-Jazz-in-the-Philippines |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504001306/https://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/filmedia/play/377/Pinoy-Jazz--The-Story-of-Jazz-in-the-Philippines |archive-date=May 4, 2021 |title=Pinoy Jazz: The Story of Jazz in the Philippines |website=www.cultureunplugged.com}} | style="width: 450px"|Johnny Alegre, guitar ♦ Colby dela Calzada, contrabass ♦ Koko Bermejo, drums ♦ Elhmir Saison, piano ♦ Tots Tolentino, alto sax | Collis Davis | Richie Quirino,{{Cite web |last=Dussere |first=Carol |date=September 8, 2015 |title=A Filipino Jazz Musician and Jazz Journalist |url=https://www.caroldussere.com/philippines/a-filipino-jazz-musician-and-jazz-journalist/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504060242/https://www.caroldussere.com/philippines/a-filipino-jazz-musician-and-jazz-journalist/ |archive-date=May 4, 2021 |website=Turning East |language=en}} Collis Davis | 2006 | U.P. Theater |
| Fête de la Musique 2011{{Citation
|title=Affinity - Fete Dela Musique 2011 - Jazzhound | date=June 27, 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVJdTkSRVxA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504111948/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVJdTkSRVxA |archive-date=May 4, 2021 |language=en}} | style="width: 450px"|Johnny Alegre, guitar ♦ Colby dela Calzada, electric bass ♦ Mar Dizon, drums | Franz Lawrence Tan | Fête de la Musique{{Cite web |date=June 24, 2011 |title=Fete De La Musique 2011 |url=https://www.philippineconcerts.com/local/fete-de-la-musique-2011/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504112104/https://www.philippineconcerts.com/local/fete-de-la-musique-2011/ |archive-date=May 4, 2021 |website=Philippine Concerts |language=en-US}} | jazz concert | 2011 | The Fort BGC, Taguig |
| Tiendesitas Super Jazz Weekend{{Citation
|title=Johnny Alegre Affinity at Tiendesitas Super Jazz Weekend | date=May 29, 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dyZWq2gOCI |language=en}} | style="width: 450px"|Johnny Alegre, guitar ♦ Yuna Reguerra, electric bass ♦ Wendell Garcia, drums ♦ Elhmir Saison, keyboards | Dondi Santos | Tiendesitas | jazz concert | 2014 |
| Beacon Call{{Citation
|title=Beacon Call, Johnny Alegre "Stories" sampler | date=April 14, 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=885v6ZpGNVM |language=en}} | style="width: 450px"|Johnny Alegre, guitar ♦ Colby dela Calzada, contrabass ♦ Koko Bermejo, drums ♦ Joey Quirino, piano ♦ Ria Villena-Osorio, orchestration ♦ Gerard Salonga, conductor | PH AFFINITY Productions | sampler | 2014 |
| Manila Jazz{{Citation
|title=Manila Jazz |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M40lr92bvUE |language=en |website=Richard Villamor channel on YouTube.com| date=August 23, 2013 }} | Interviews with Johnny Alegre, Tots Tolentino, Elhmir Saison, Mar Dizon, (seen: Colby dela Calzada) | Richard Villamor | Richard Villamor | 2013 |
=Humanfolk=
| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" |
| Title
! Musicians ! Director ! Producer ! Category ! Year ! Venue |
|---|
| Para Sa Tao{{Citation
|title=HUMANFOLK: "Para Sa Tao" (Music Video) | date=July 3, 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckFjbv73jbE |language=en}} | Abby Clutario, vocals, keyboards & Chapman Stick ♦ Johnny Alegre, acoustic guitar ♦ Cynthia Alexander, bass ♦ Malek Lopez, electronics | Daphne Oliveros | PH AFFINITY Productions | music video | 2011 |
| Hexagram II{{Citation
|title=[Perthman Mobile] HUMANFOLK - Hexagram 2 | date=November 4, 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovFyIoTUqNQ |language=en}} | Abby Clutario, keyboards & vocals ♦ Johnny Alegre, guitars & percussion ♦ Rodney Vidanes, bass ♦ Zach Lucero, drums ♦ Frances Escapé, percussion | Perth Salva | PH AFFINITY Productions | live in the studio | 2013 | Perthman Studios, San Juan, Manila |
| Himig Ng Pasko{{Citation
|title=HUMANFOLK: "Himig Ng Pasko" (Music Video) | date=December 4, 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_x7IuiMOqo |language=en}} | Abby Clutario, keyboards & vocals ♦ Johnny Alegre, guitars & percussion ♦ Rodney Vidanes, bass ♦ Zach Lucero, drums |JM Quiblat | PH AFFINITY Productions | music video | 2014 | Infinitif Studios |
| Naglalarong Ilaw{{Citation
|title=HUMANFOLK: "Naglalarong Ilaw" (Music Video) | date=December 23, 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27NqxN0tGKk |language=en}} | Kris Gorra Dancel, vocals & rhythm guitar ♦ Johnny Alegre, guitars ♦ Abby Clutario, keyboards & harmonies ♦ Rodney Vidanes, bass ♦ Zach Lucero, drums ♦ Deej Rodriguez, percussion | Phillip Miguel Luis & Lycylle Bianca Tse Cawaling | PH AFFINITY Productions | music video | 2015 | Infinitif Studios |
| Indiemand{{Citation
|title=TFC Original Indiemand Humanfolk |url=https://vimeo.com/293266156 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504115213if_/https://vimeo.com/293266156 |archive-date=May 4, 2021 |language=en}} {{Citation|title=Indiemand - Human Folk {{!}} TFC QuaranThings | date=May 20, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1ujXxxr_EA |language=en}} | Johnny Alegre, guitars ♦ Abby Clutario, keyboards & vocals ♦ Deej Rodriguez, percussion | Pamela Carbonell | The Filipino Channel{{Cite web |title=iWantTFC |url=https://tfc.tv/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504115850/https://tfc.tv/ |archive-date=May 4, 2021 |website=TFC |language=en}} | music video | 2019 |
Awards
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Award |
|---|
| 1974
| Don Carlos Palanca Awards for Literature, One-Act Play (English) Division, 2nd Place{{cite web |url=http://www.palancaawards.com.ph/index.php/palanca-awardee/directory-of-palanca-winners |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125010416/http://www.palancaawards.com.ph/index.php/palanca-awardee/directory-of-palanca-winners |archive-date=January 25, 2022 |title=The Don Carlos Palanca Awards / 1974 |website=WebCite }} |
| 1982
| Foremost Exponent of Jazz awarded by the Philippine Ministry of Tourism at the 1st Cebu Jazz Festival |
| 2006
| Award Of Excellence for Exemplary Musicianship by WWF Philippines for his musical support of the "For A Living Planet" advocacy. |
| 2010
| Plaque of Appreciation for his musical support of the Climate Change advocacy from a combined Oxfam and Dakila initiative. |
| 2012
| url=http://www.awitawards.com.ph/winners25th.html | title=List of Winners, The 25th Awit Awards | website=awitawards.com.ph }} Best World Music Recording, Humanfolk, Philippine Association of the Record Industry |
| rowspan=2|2013
| Icon Award, 8th Philippine International Jazz and Arts Festival{{cite web | url=http://kkjazzfest.com/johnny-alegre-trio | title=Johnny Alegre Trio | website=kkjazzfest.com | date=April 15, 2013 }} |
|
| Best Performer Award, Kansai Music Conference{{cite web | url=http://www.kansaimusicconference.com/musicawards.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212522/http://www.kansaimusicconference.com/musicawards.html |archive-date=March 3, 2016 | title=KMC Music Awards | website=kansaimusicconference.com }} |
| rowspan=2|2014
| Aliw Awards, Best Instrumentalist{{cite web | url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/12/07/1399836/jed-2014-aliw-awards-entertainer-year |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504122040/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/12/07/1399836/jed-2014-aliw-awards-entertainer-year |archive-date=May 4, 2021 | title=2014 Aliw Awards | website=The Philippine Star | date=2014}}{{cite web | url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/music/15021/jed-madela-wins-top-honor-at-27th-aliw-awards-baby-barredo-boy-abunda-lea-salonga--john-lesaca-named-lifetime-achievement-awardees | title=Jed Madela wins top honor at 27th Aliw Awards | website=Philippine Entertainment Portal }}{{cite web | url=http://www.lionheartv.net/2014/12/full-list-winners-27th-aliw-awards/ | title=Full List of Winners of 27th Aliw Awards | website=lionheartv.net | date=December 11, 2014 }} |
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| Living the Credo Award, Upsilon Sigma Phi Alumni Association |
| 2016
| Outstanding Professional Award, Superbrands Philippines Council{{cite web | url=http://smiphl.com/professionals.html | title=Outstanding Professional Award | website=Superbrands_Council | accessdate=October 7, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011142757/http://smiphl.com/professionals.html | archive-date=October 11, 2016 | url-status=dead}} |
| rowspan=2|2019
| Inspiring Leadership Award, Rotary International{{cite web |title=Rotary International |url=https://www.rotary.org/en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504124602/https://www.rotary.org/en |archive-date=May 4, 2021 |
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| Paul Harris Fellow,{{cite web |title=Paul Harris Fellow Recognition |url=https://www.rotary.org/en/history-paul-harris-fellow-recognition |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502162416/https://www.rotary.org/en/history-paul-harris-fellow-recognition |archive-date=May 2, 2021 |website=Rotary.org}}{{cite web |title=Paul Harris Society |url=https://www.rotary.org/en/about-rotary/history/paul-harris-society |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504130241/https://www.rotary.org/en/about-rotary/history/paul-harris-society |archive-date=May 4, 2021 |website=Rotary.org}} The Rotary Foundation{{cite web |title=The Rotary Foundation |url=https://www.rotary.org/en/about-rotary/rotary-foundation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504131356/https://www.rotary.org/en/about-rotary/rotary-foundation |archive-date=May 4, 2021 |website=Rotary.org}} |
Paternal line
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|1= Juan Bautista Alegre y Hernaez
Jazz guitarist and composer from Manila, Philippines
Jun 4, 1955 -
|2= Narciso Joseph Alegre y Sargent
Filipino civil liberties advocate
Apr 4, 1911 - October 17, 1980
|3= Teodora Hernaez de Alegre
Apr 1, 1935 - October 22, 2014
|4= Juan Bautista Alegre y Levantino
Senator of the 6th and 7th Philippine Legislatures
Feb 2, 1882 - June 14, 1931
|5= Amanda ("Aimee") Sargent{{Cite web
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|archive-date=April 22, 2021
|website=filipinosgone2ellis-island.tripod.com}}
Apr 10, 1885 - July 1, 1945
|8= '''Narciso Alegre y Pellicer{{Cite web
|title=DARA :: Detalle de Registro
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Carlist exile from Villarroya de los Pinares''
1866 - 1919
|9= Ramona Levantino y Lascano
c. 1800 - 1918
|16= Cmdte. Narciso Alegre y Solsona{{Cite book
|last=Conxa
|first=Rodríguez Vives
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sK6KDwAAQBAJ&q=Narciso+Alegre+Carlista&pg=PA264
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504133915/https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=sK6KDwAAQBAJ&q=Narciso+Alegre+Carlista&pg=PA264&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=Narciso%2520Alegre%2520Carlista&f=false
|archive-date=May 4, 2021
|title=Los exilios de Ramón Cabrera
|date=February 22, 2019
|publisher=Prensas de la Universidad de Zaragoza
|isbn=978-84-17633-40-0
|language=es}}{{Cite web
|last=SL
|first=DiCom Medios
|title=Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa Online
|url=http://www.enciclopedia-aragonesa.com/voz.asp?voz_id=3136
|website=www.enciclopedia-aragonesa.com
|language=es
|access-date=April 20, 2021
|archive-date=October 26, 2007
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026230920/http://www.enciclopedia-aragonesa.com/voz.asp?voz_id=3136
|url-status=dead
|last=Lafuente
|first=Modesto
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DJ4NAQAAIAAJ&q=general+narciso+alegre&pg=PA113
|title=Historia general de España desde los tiempos primitivos hasta la muerte de Fernando VII
|date=1890
|publisher=Montaner y Simón
|language=es}}
General of the 1st-3rd Carlist wars
c. 1800
|17= Juana Pellicer y Larrocha
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Images
File:Alegre family emblem.jpg|alt=Historical emblem of the Alegre family of Villarroya de los Pinares|Historical emblem of the Alegre family of Villarroya de los Pinares
File:Zobels w Teodora and Johnny.jpg|alt=L-R: Fernando Zobel de Ayala, Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, Teodora Hernaez, Sr. Don Jaime Zobel de Ayala, Juan Bautista Alegre y Hernaez|Johnny Alegre at his mother's corporate retirement, with the Zobel family
File:15-05-17-conference-berlin-RalfR-N3S 7116.jpg|Johnny Alegre at the 2015 Wikimedia Conference in Berlin
File:2014 Waray Wikipedia Edit-a-thon 38.JPG|Johnny Alegre at the 2014 Waray Wikipedia, 11th Sunrise Festival
File:Humanfolk.JPG|Johnny Alegre's maiden HUMANFOLK project
File:Jimmy_Wales_%26_Johnny_Alegre_(Wikimania_2023,_Singapore).jpg|Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales and Johnny Alegre pose for a photo in Wikimania 2023, Singapore
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