Monty alexander presented his refined concept of groove with the recent harlemkingston express project, blending a jazz trio and a steaming reggae unit, weaving back. Its much the same way with music, whether jazz, reggae, funk or any other genre. Monty alexander to perform at reggae jazz fusion in florida miami renowned jamaican jazz musician, monty alexander, c. Held as a fundraiser for the mccam child care and development centre, the concert attracted a very large turnout that included actor alwyn scott and renowned storyteller amina blackwoodmeeks. Monty alexander saintemilion jazz festival, 20th july 20 monty alexander piano hassan shakur contrebasse frits landerbergen batterie yotam silberstein guitare. Stir it up, monty meets sly and robbie, rocksteady and goin yard all put mr. Known for his rhythmic approach and melodic and harmonic inventiveness, alexander solos in his original look up and teams up with mcpartland for an unusual duet. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. But the combination of jamaicanborn jazz pianist monty alexander and reggae godfathers sly dunbar and robbie shakespeare works beautifully here for a number of reasons.
On our website you can always find and download the best albums of your favorite artists in the most popular formats dvdaudio, dts 5. This kingstonborn jazz pianist has already released a halfdozen live cds done with every permutation of the jazz combo you can imagine. Bob marleyone love at studio one 196419662cd vbr mkop. Monty alexander s virtuosity was apparent from an early age, learning to play by ear at four. Jazz piano via jamaican pop born in jamaica and trained on the american jazzclub circuit, alexander has heard his music described as bebop, calypso and reggae. Jamaican jazz the monty alexander playlist reggae steady ska. On sunday, time stood still when monty alexander and ernie ranglin delivered a concert that left an indelible mark on their audience. Monty alexander harlemkingston express texas performing arts.
Monty alexander ivory and steel island grooves 2000. Monty alexander with ernest ranglin rocksteady 2004, cd. Jun 18, 2014 now 70, alexander splits his work between vivacious jazz reggae and the kind of canny trio jazz that suggests a sinatra lookalike is about to set a bourbon on the piano and start crooning. Monty alexander to perform at reggae jazz fusion in florida. At 74, he tours the world relentlessly with various projects, delighting a global audience drawn to his vibrant personality and soulful message. Harlemkingston express is a musical depiction of monty alexanders. Indeed, alexander prefers not to choose, gambling audaciously by combining a sixpiece jamaican reggae rhythm section, the gumption band, with a threepiece jazz rhythm team. Born montgomery bernard alexander on june 6, 1944 in kingston, jamaica, monty alexander is a jazz pianist whose style is influenced by strong caribbean and swing feeling.
Live at the iridium, however, may be his most inscrutable set yet, right from the opening notes, which meander about on the low end of the sonic scale and then explode into a torrent of blue sound from his. Concrete jungle is the latest of many reggae ska projects by mr. Monty alexander 54,709 listeners born montgomery bernard alexander on june 6, 1944 in kingston, jamaica, monty alexander is a jazz pianist whose style is influenced by strong. Download monty alexander monty meets sly and robbie. E diventato amico di wynton kelly, ha ascoltato george shearing e su raccomandazioni di frank sinatra ha cominciato a lavorare nei migliori club di. Apr 01, 2005 this kingstonborn jazz pianist has already released a halfdozen live cds done with every permutation of the jazz combo you can imagine. Monty alexander presented his refined concept of groove with the recent harlemkingston express project, blending a jazz trio and a steaming reggae unit, weaving back and forth between the idioms with orchestral finesse. Our site is dedicated to the new music industry a surround music. The monty alexander jazz festival chesapeake music. Downbeat alexander himself is in excellent form, carefully walking the. This nineteentrack live dvd captures ziggys raw talent as. With more than 70 albums to his credit under his own name, and featuring on many more, pianist monty alexander has traversed a wide array of musical terrain, making the. Now comes jamaican pianist monty alexander s stir it up.
Live at the iridium, however, may be his most inscrutable set yet, right from the opening notes, which meander about on the low end of the sonic scale and then explode into a torrent of blue sound. Montgomery bernard monty alexander born 6 june 1944 is a jamaican jazz pianist. Monty alexander jazz festival august september 2020 dates not updated event promoter has not updated for this year, last years event was august 30 september 1, 2019 avalon theatre. Jamaican jazz pianist, born june 6, 1944 in kingston, jamaica. Seventy years on, alexander s talents have continued to grow and evolve, resulting in three of the most inspiring recordings in the chesky catalog the good life. Nearly sixty years after he moved to the united states from kingston, jamaica, his hometown, grammy nominated legendary pianist monty alexander is an american classic, touring the world relentlessly with various projects, delighting a global audience drawn to his vibrant personality and soulful message. In the process, he has performed and recorded with artists from every corner of the musical. Aug 02, 2014 monty alexander saintemilion jazz festival, 20th july 20 monty alexander piano hassan shakur contrebasse frits landerbergen batterie yotam silberstein guitare. Known for his rhythmic approach and melodic and harmonic inventiveness, alexander solos in his original look up and. Prior to becoming an ace mainstream jazz pianist in the u. The jazz side of reggae mandis rare mix by alexmandis. Monty alexander ivory and steel island grooves 2000 eacape monty alexander ivory and steel island grooves 2000 eacape disc 1 01.
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Monty alexander jazz festival getaway weekend dcjazz. Monty alexander to perform at reggae jazz fusion in. Now 70, alexander splits his work between vivacious jazzreggae and the kind of canny triojazz that suggests a sinatra lookalike is about to. Bridge sound studios, conshohocken, pensylvania, august and december 1999. He was influenced by louis armstrong, duke ellington, nat king cole, oscar peterson, and frank sinatra. Now comes jamaican pianist monty alexanders stir it up. He made some of his best music for the german mps label during the 1970s and hes remained active on american labels ever since. The music of bob marley, a fine yet ultimately frustrating tribute. Monty alexanders virtuosity was apparent from an early age, learning to play by ear at four. His playing has a caribbean influence and bright swinging feeling, with a strong vocabulary of bebop jazz and blues rooted melodies. Find monty alexander discography, albums and singles on allmusic. In a 2002 interview monty alexander picks up the story, the ones that aspired to the highest form of musical expression through their instruments were the jazz musicians. Monty alexander jazz festival 2020, a jazz music festival in. How do you reconcile a harmonically basic, rhythmically upsidedown idiom like bob marleys reggae with the bopderived environment in which pianist monty alexander usually works.
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