Monty Alexander

The Honourable Monty Alexander OJ CD
Alexander performing at Ronnie Scott's, London, in 2006
Background information
Birth name	Montgomery Bernard Alexander
Born	(1944-06-06) 6 June 1944 (age 80) Kingston, Jamaica
Genres	Jazz, reggae, hard bop, straight-ahead jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Piano, melodica, vocals
Years active	1958–present
Labels	Pacific Jazz, RCA, Verve, MPS, Motéma Music
Website	montyalexander.com

Montgomery Bernard "Monty" Alexander OJ CD (born 6 June 1944) is a Jamaican American jazz pianist. His playing has a Caribbean influence and bright swinging feeling, with a strong vocabulary of bebop jazz and blues rooted melodies.^[1] He was influenced by Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Erroll Garner, Nat King Cole, Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal, Les McCann, and Frank Sinatra. Alexander also sings and plays the melodica. He is known for his surprising musical twists, bright rhythmic sense, and intense dramatic musical climaxes. His recording career has covered many of the well-known American songbook standards, jazz standards, pop hits, and Jamaican songs from his original homeland. Alexander has resided in New York City for many years and performs frequently throughout the world at jazz festivals and clubs.