Artists

The irrepressible Monty Alexander took his first piano lessons at age six. In the five decades since, he has performed and recorded with artists from every corner of the musical universe. Frank Sinatra, Ray Brown, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Clark Terry, Quincy Jones, Barbara Hendricks, Sly Dunbar, and Robbie Shakespeare, are among the many. His musical collaborations span multiple genres and styles sincerely exploring the worlds of American jazz, popular song, and the music of his native Jamaica.