Monty Alexander
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RADIO/PODCAST: Miles Davis Radio to Launch Exclusively on Sirius XM Radio...Davis band members and various guests, including drummer Jimmy Cobb, pianist Herbie Hancock, guitarist John Scofield, pianist Monty Alexander, record executives Bruce Lundvall and Clive Davis, Davis' long-time road manager Gordon Meltzer,... In this article: Quincy Jones, Marcus Miller, Nascar, and DVD |
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Blogcritics | October 30, 2009
Music Review: The Jeff Hamilton Trio - Symbiosis
...long made tracks as one of the most celebrated drummers in modern jazz. He's worked with Oscar Peterson, Woody Herman, Count Basie, Monty Alexander and Diana Krall and has been leading his trio since the early 1990s. This current incarnation...
In this article: Jeff Hamilton, Miles Davis, Maple syrup, You Make Me Feel So Young, Claus Ogerman, and Oscar Peterson
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all about jazz | October 23, 2009
INTERVIEW/PROFILE: John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton - Rhythm is Their Business
...about the forthcoming experience, as well as looked back on their remarkable careers. After you guys played together with pianist Monty Alexander (1975-1977), you both ended up with big bands (Hamilton with Woody Herman; Clayton with...
In this article: Jeff Hamilton, John Clayton, Jeff Clayton, Shelly Berg, University of Miami, Oscar Peterson, Duke Ellington, and Ray Brown
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all about jazz | October 20, 2009
EVENT: WBGO Celebrates 30 Years with Benefit Concert
...players, the audience hears one powerful music machine. Hamilton performed regularly with Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Gene Harris and Monty Alexander as well as leading his own stellar trio. Jeff Clayton logged time with Frank Sinatra, Sammy...
In this article: WBGO, Stefon Harris, Nikki Yanofsky, Ernie Andrews, Freddy Cole, Harry James, John Clayton, and Broadway
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all about jazz | September 26, 2009
PERFORMANCE/TOUR: World Piano Summit Presents Jazz Piano Titan Junior Mance
...Marion McPartland, Barry Harris, Toshiko Akioshi, Lynn Arriale, Cyrus Chestnut, Benny Green, Duke Jordan, Jo Anne Brackeen, Monty Alexander, Dave McKenna, Renee Rosnes, Mulgrew Miller, Harold Mabern and others. Despite nearly seven...
In this article: Junior Mance, Gene Ammons, Dinah Washington, Church of the Covenant, Dinah Jams, and New School University
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Wikipedia | September 20, 2009
Johnny Frigo
...to refocus on the violin. After sitting in with Monty Alexander, Ray Brown , and Herb Ellis at Chicago's Jazz Showcase, Alexander invited him to join the trio for several upcoming live dates that produced Triple Treat II and Triple Treat...
In this article: Johnny Frigo, Chicago, Jimmy Dorsey, Herb Ellis, Chico Marx, Umbria Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, and World War II
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Wikipedia | September 16, 2009
Monty Alexander
Monty Alexander (born Montgomery Bernard Alexander on June 6, 1944 in Kingston , Jamaica) is a Jamaican pianist and melodica player. His playing has a strong Caribbean influence and swinging feeling, but he has also been influenced by Wynton...
In this article: Ernest Ranglin, Milt Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Ed Thigpen, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, and Europe
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National Public Radio | August 13, 2009
Monty Alexander: Living The Good Life
...Monty Alexander embraces a wide variety of musical styles. August 13, 2009 from KPLU - To hear jazz pianist Monty Alexander tell it, he's had a wonderful life. In this conversation with Jazz 24 music director Nick Francis, Alexander...
In this article: NPR, New York, No Woman, No Cry, Bob Marley, Frank Sinatra, Florida, and Jamaica
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Reuters | July 14, 2009
George Benson hailed as world's best at Montreux
...from soulful ballads to rock, before having to pause for breath after the energetic "20/20 Vision." Jamaican keyboardist Monty Alexander, who stole the show in the main hall on Friday, then joined Benson for an improvisational feast on "At...
In this article: George Benson, Montreux, BB King, Give Me the Night, On Broadway, Nature Boy, Grammy Award, and Grant Green
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Reuters | July 11, 2009
Island Records stars pay tribute at Montreux Jazz Festival
...sitting in the audience. "So I just want to thank you for your passion, Chris Blackwell." Jamaican pianist and band leader Monty Alexander followed, flitting through a genre-busting set of seamless complexity that left heads shaking in...
In this article: Chris Blackwell, Angelique Kidjo, Island Records, Bob Marley, Baaba Maal, Ray Lema, Poverty, and Billy Jean
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | July 04, 2009
Prince sells out in eight minutes at Montreux Festival
The 95 paying concerts over the next two weeks include Steely Dan, Herbie Hancock, Black Eyed Peas, Alice Cooper, Steve Winwood, Monty Alexander, Lily Allen, Wyclef Jean, Marianne Faithfull, John Fogerty, Grace Jones and B.B. King among an...
In this article: Prince, Oscar, Grammy Award, Lily Allen, Wyclef Jean, Steve Winwood, Marianne Faithfull, John Fogerty, and Grace Jones
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Monty Alexander (born Montgomery Bernard Alexander on June 6, 1944 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican pianist and melodica player. His playing has a strong Caribbean influence and swinging feeling, but he has also been influenced by Wynton Kelly, Art Tatum, Gene Harris and Ahmad Jamal.
Alexander discovered the piano at the age of 4, taking classical music lessons at 6 and became interested in jazz piano at the age of 14. Two years later, he directed a dance orchestra (Monty and the Cyclones) and played in the local clubs. Performances at the Carib Theater in Jamaica by Louis Armstrong and Nat King Cole left a strong impression on the young pianist.
Alexander and his family moved to Miami, Florida in 1961 and he went to New York in 1962 and started to play at the jazz club Jilly's. In addition to performing with Frank Sinatra there, he also met and became friends with bassist Ray Brown and vibist Milt Jackson. In California, in 1965, he recorded his first album, Alexander the Great, for Pacific Jazz at the age of 21.
Alexander recorded with Milt Jackson in 1969, with Ernest Ranglin in 1974 and in Europe the same year with Ed Thigpen. He toured regularly in Europe and recorded there, mostly with his classic trio for MPS Records. He also toured around 1976 with the steel-drums player Othello Molineaux. Alexander has also played with several singers such as Ernestine Anderson, Mary Stallings and other important leaders (Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Golson, Jimmy Griffin and Frank Morgan). In his successive trios, he has played frequently with musicians associated with Oscar Peterson: Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, Mads Vinding, Ed Thigpen and Niels-Henning Ă˜rsted Pedersen.
- Name At Birth:
- Montgomery Bernard Alexander
- Birth Date:
- June 06, 1944
- Occupation:
- Musician
- Instrument Played:
- Piano, melodica
- Years Active:
- 1960–present
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