Alex Meixner

Alex Meixner is a nationally acclaimed musician, performer, bandleader, and educator dedicated to the vibrant world of polka music. Under the guidance of his father, the third generation of their Austrian family band, he began formal piano lessons at age 3, was performing on stage with the accordion by 6, and by 11 was gigging with Polish polka legend Joe Oberaitis and Canada's Polka King, Walter Ostanek. At 18 he performed on Ostanek's Grammy-winning album "Music and Friends," and his own Grammy-nominated album "Polka Freak Out," a collaboration with Bubba Hernandez, highlights his innovative approach. Leading the Alex Meixner Band, he performs around 180 shows a year as a regular headliner at events like Wurstfest in Texas, and in 2022 he received a Lifetime Achievement induction into the International Polka Association Hall of Fame.