| JAZZ GREAT MONTY ALEXANDER TO PERFORM AT FREE CONCERT IN NEW YORK |
Sept, 18, 2007
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New York: Lenox Lounge located on 228 Lenox Avenue; Malcolm X Blvd in Harlem, New York is set to roll out the red carpet for three nights - Thursday, September 20 - Saturday, September 22 - for world renowned Jazz musician Monty Alexander. All three nights will be free.
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Joining Monty on stage will be Jazz greats Reginald Veal, Herlin Riley, Wayne Armond, Courtney Panton and Carl Wright.
"It is always a special treat to perform for music lovers here in New York, the entertainment capital of the world. I am even more excited given that I will be shearing the spotlight with other Jazz greats like Reginald, Wayne Armond, Courtney Panton and Carl Wright" Alexander said in a recent interview. |
| Alexander has spent a lifetime exploring the rich depths of musical and cultural diversity. In a career that spans more than four decades, he has performed and/or recorded with musical talents like Frank Sinatra, Ray Brown, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Quincy Jones, Ernest Ranglin, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare and many more. |
Apart from being the best musician he can be, Alexander's most important objective – whether his vehicle is reggae or jazz or soul, small combo or symphony – is to express the joy of music to all within earshot, regardless of prevailing differences in taste or culture. |
| "My goal is to uplift," says Alexander. "The piano, to me, is a vehicle for connecting to other human beings. I'm very open to all forms of music. I'm not a bebop musician, I'm not a calypso musician, I'm not a reggae musician. I'm a musician who loves it." |
| Through it all, he continues to draw inspiration from the great icons of American music and popular culture. |
| "Nat Cole, Sinatra, Louis Armstrong – they all had to hustle to get where they got. It's that story of people who can grow up in America or come to America and achieve something just because they have this great attitude and they have the talent to go with it, and they reach for something and they get it." |
| In the past decade alone, Alexander has maintained an especially busy schedule with multiple projects spanning multiple genres and styles. In 1991, he assisted Natalie Cole in crafting a tribute album to her father, Nat "King" Cole (the album, Unforgettable, won seven Grammy awards). In 1993, he performed at Carnegie Hall in a tribute to the great jazz pianist Errol Garner. |
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