Researched musician profile
About Eric Alexander
Second Floor Music’s composer profile traces Alexander’s tenor studies through William Paterson College, where his teachers included Harold Mabern, Joe Lovano, and Rufus Reid. It identifies Straight Up as his first record as a leader and places his continuing work in New York City, including regular appearances at Smoke.[1]
The same profile documents a broad leader catalog and extensive work with the sextet One for All. A different side of that practice appears on the 2019 Leap of Faith: Giant Step Arts recorded the all-original chordless trio with bassist Doug Weiss and drummer Johnathan Blake live at the Jazz Gallery.[1][2]
On the 2025 album Like Sugar, Alexander plays tenor and soprano saxophone and shares production credit with Cory Weeds. The quartet with pianist David Hazeltine, bassist Dennis Carroll, and drummer George Fludas approaches Stanley Turrentine’s repertoire and musical language through standards, related tunes, and new compositions.[3]
One for All
Second Floor Music identifies the long-running sextet as a major part of Alexander’s recorded and performing work.[1]
Leap of Faith
The 2019 Jazz Gallery recording put his original music in a chordless trio with Doug Weiss and Johnathan Blake.[2]
Like Sugar
The 2025 quartet album links Turrentine-inspired repertoire with Alexander’s tenor, soprano, composing, and production roles.[3]