Risk and reward is honored in the selection of this premium sound night club gig from nearly forty years ago. Just how such a recording is going to play in a current climate is tricky business. Is it ...

Bob Marley lives. Though the legendary Jamaican songwriter/musician left this Earth in 1981, his music and, therefore, his spirit remain with us. Among those keeping the Marley sound alive is Jamaican ...

Encompassing decades of Caribbean music styles, jazz and classic tunes from the Great American Songbook, Jamaican American pianist Monty Alexander’s “A Living History: Jamaica to Jazz” concert event ...

Jamaican-born jazz pianist, Monty Alexander brings his singular swinging style to the Shubert Theatre for a globe-spanning evening of melodic virtuosity informed by his individualized synthesis of ...

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Jazz Chuck Workman Monty Alexander will bring his trio to the Jazz Kitchen Friday, May 12. Shows at 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. It's hard to define Monty Alexander’s music. He can play bebop, swing hard with ...

In between his gigs at Blues Alley, Alexander has carved out an incredible career for himself blending the traditions of American jazz with his authentic Jamaican roots while adding a healthy dollop ...

Monty Alexander performs alongside T.K Blue. Credit: Maya McFadden Photos Arriving at the show with my folks. My dad leaned over from the left and pointed to the stage, where Jamaican Jazz pianist ...

The City of Chicago announced the headliners for Jazz Fest 2025, including Esperanza Spalding, Kermit Ruffins and Monty Alexander. Also headlining the annual Labor Day weekend festival are Afro-Cuban ...

Jazz pianist Monty Alexander perceives music as a healing force in life. No surprise then that he will bring that force to his live performances at Blues Alley this week. “When I was a kid in ...

Jazz made late summer particularly enjoyable. One of us was able to enjoy the opening of the Newport Jazz Festival and for both of us, even more, the second annual Monty Alexander Jazz Festival, ...

The sound of one of this year's Grammy-nominated reggae albums, Harlem-Kingston Express Live, may seem perplexing at first. But don't let the blend of swing and dub confuse you: That's just the unique ...