Monty Alexander 'Jamaica to Jazz'
Sat, 4 Apr, 8:00 PM EDT
Doors open
6:00 PM EDT
Blue Note Jazz Club
131 W. 3rd St, New York, NY 10012
Description
Monty Alexander – piano
Luke Sellick –bass
Jason Brown – drums
$20 Minimum Per Person
Full Bar & Dinner Menu
NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES.
All seating is first come, first served.
Bar Area seating is limited and first come first served. When all available seats are occupied, the remaining bar area is standing room only.
Table Seating is all ages, Bar Area is 21+. Bar Area tickets for patrons under 21 will not be honored.
Group Reservations:
Groups larger than 8 must purchase a group package at club@bluenote.net, or by calling 212.475.8592.
Groups larger than 8 without a group package will be subject to group surcharges added to your bill.
Groups arriving late or separately are not guaranteed to be seated together. All seating is first come, first served. Arrive early for best seats.
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Event Information
Age Limit
All Ages
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Jazz
Monty Alexander
Monty Alexander
Jazz
Nearly sixty years after moving to the United States from Kingston, Jamaica, his hometown, Grammy nominated pianist Monty Alexander is an American music master. Among the jazz music cognoscenti he is considered one of the very best to ever practice the art form. In the book, The Fifty Greatest Jazz Piano Players of All Time (Hal Leonard Publishing), he is cited as the 5th greatest pianist in jazz history.
Documented on more than 75 recordings, Monty Alexander has toured with many of the most important names in jazz music, including Clark Terry, Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, & Randy Weston. And he has led some of the most outstanding piano trios and groups in jazz music, and has been a pioneer in the fusion of Jamaican Music popularly known as Reaggae and modern jazz music.
As a band leader he has been touring the world relentlessly with various projects since the 1960's, delighting a global audience drawn to his vibrant personality and soulful message. A perennial favorite at Jazz festivals and concert halls worldwide, the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland has presented him 23 times since 1976. His spirited conception is one informed by the timeless verities: endless melody-making, effervescent grooves, sophisticated voicings, a romantic spirit, and a consistent predisposition, as Monty accurately states, “to build up the heat and kick up a storm.” In the course of any given performance, Monty applies those aesthetics to a repertoire spanning a broad range of jazz and Jamaican musical expressions—the American songbook and the blues, gospel and bebop, calypso and reggae.
The Jamaican government designated Monty Alexander Commander in the Order of Distinction in 2000 and in 2018 The University of The West Indies bestowed him with an honorary doctorate degree (DLitt) in recognition of his accomplishments.
June 6, 2024, will mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy Landings. It’s also the day Monty Alexander turns 80. The latest and upcoming release, D-Day (PeeWee!) commemorates these events with 11 tracks of war time standards and Monty's original compositions.