Monty Alexander

Monty Alexander
Monty Alexander
	Monty Alexander at Ronnie Scotts Jazz venue, London
Background information
Birth name	Montgomery Bernard Alexander
Born	June 6, 1944 (age 80); Kingston, Jamaica
Genres	Jazz, reggae
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Piano, melodica
Years active	1958–present
Website	montyalexander.com

Monty Alexander (born Montgomery Bernard Alexander; June 6, 1944)^[1] is a jazz pianist, who also plays the melodica. His career began in 1958.

He was born in Kingston, Jamaica, but was raised in Miami, Florida. He was married to musician Emily Remler, but their marriage ended in divorce.

References

↑ Rinzler, Paul; Kernfeld, Barry (2002). "Alexander, Monty". In Barry Kernfeld (ed.). The new Grove dictionary of jazz, vol. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 28. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.

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[New_Grove-1] Rinzler, Paul; Kernfeld, Barry (2002). "Alexander, Monty". In Barry Kernfeld (ed.). The new Grove dictionary of jazz, vol. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 28. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.

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