Monty Alexander

Alexander's official biography traces a career of nearly seven decades after his move from Kingston, Jamaica, to the United States. It describes a repertoire that moves among the American songbook, blues, gospel, bebop, calypso, and reggae through his rhythmic and melodic piano approach.[1]

His official music archive documents more than seventy-five recordings and several recurring formats, including acoustic trios and Jamaican-centered ensembles. Projects such as Harlem-Kingston Express make the dialogue between jazz and Jamaican music explicit rather than treating it as an occasional accent.[1][2]