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 ...

A decade ago, Monty Alexander started incorporating elements of his Jamaican youth -- reggae and ska -- into his all-swinging repertoire and style and started to distinguish himself among pianists ...

In 1961, a 17-year-old pianist from Kingston named Montgomery Bernard Alexander arrived at Miami. He had already amassed considerable experience playing with fellow Jamaican musicians on sessions of ...

When Monty Alexander is at his best, few jazz pianists can match him for sheer excitement and drive. He is the rare performer whose live shows are invariably more exciting than his recordings, and he ...