Monty Alexander News

Dizzy Gillespie and Jon Faddis , set very much in the Gillespie mould and at the time a guest artiste in his band, were ready with their trumpets to play their concert at the 1977 Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.

Ticket sales for this year's festival were up 35% on last year. Over 1,000 musicians from some 29 countries are playing at over 80 venues around the city in the event, which is now ranked as being in the top three jazz festivals in Europe.

Because Monty Alexander was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, it was natural that the hypnotic sway of Jamaican folk and pop music would exert influence on the jazz piano player.

August 13, 2009 from KPLU - To hear jazz pianist Monty Alexander tell it, he's had a wonderful life.

The Great Bassist Jamil Nasser was recently given a party to honor his 77th Birthday.

The Great Bassist Jamil Nasser was recently given a party to honor his 77th Birthday.

Monty Alexander is a great pianist, so why did I find his performance at Kilbourn Hall Thursday night so lacking? In the opening tune he cut a wide swath through the history of jazz, touching on ragtime, stride, boogie-woogie, barrelhouse, honky-tonk and bop.

Monty Alexander's trip here for the Rochester International Jazz Festival is a sort of homecoming for him, back to a place where he was able to experiment and let loose in his early years.

The ornate State Theatre in Minneapolis is one of Minnesota's classic, restored buildings.

A CD release show is part gallery opening, part christening, part leap of faith.

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