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Top Songs By Monty Alexander

Listen to V.E. Swing by Monty Alexander, see lyrics, music video & more!

V.E. SwingMonty Alexander

Mississippi Windows (feat. Benny Golson Funky Quintet, Ray Drummond & Marvin 'Smitty' Smith)Benny Golson, Monty Alexander & Nat Adderley

Mack the Knife (feat. Nat Adderley, Ray Drummond & Marvin 'Smitty' Smith) [Swing - Jazz Secrets]Arkadia Jazz All-Stars, Benny Golson & Monty Alexander

Listen to All the Way (feat. Monty Alexander) by Hilary Kole, see lyrics, music video & more!

All the Way (feat. Monty Alexander)Hilary Kole

Listen to Body and Soul by Monty Alexander, Ray Brown & Herb Ellis, see lyrics, music video & more!

Body and SoulMonty Alexander, Ray Brown & Herb Ellis

Listen to Blues for Junior by Ray Brown / Monty Alexander / Russell Malone, see lyrics, music video & more!

Blues for JuniorRay Brown / Monty Alexander / Russell Malone

Listen to Fly Me to the Moon by Ray Brown / Monty Alexander / Russell Malone, see lyrics, music video & more!

Fly Me to the MoonRay Brown / Monty Alexander / Russell Malone

Listen to Love and Happiness by Monty Alexander, see lyrics, music video & more!

Love and HappinessMonty Alexander

Listen to Running Away (feat. Steve Turre) by Monty Alexander, see lyrics, music video & more!

Running Away (feat. Steve Turre)Monty Alexander

Listen to Is This Love? by Monty Alexander, see lyrics, music video & more!

Is This Love?Monty Alexander

Upcoming Concerts for Monty Alexander

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Monty Alexander currently has 12 upcoming concerts; the next one is scheduled for Friday, October 17, 2025 at Place Des Amandiers in Cayenne, , French Guiana.

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Latest Release

EPMack the Knife (Swing - Jazz Secrets) (feat. Ray Drummond) [Short Cuts - breakdown] - EPArkadia Short Cuts, Monty Alexander & Benny Golson

More albums from Monty Alexander

ALBUMD DayMonty Alexander

Listen to Li'l Darlin' by Monty Alexander

ALBUMLi'l Darlin'Monty Alexander

ALBUMLove NotesMonty Alexander

Listen to Wareika Hill Rastamonk Vibrations by Monty Alexander

ALBUMWareika Hill Rastamonk VibrationsMonty Alexander

Listen to Sunday Night (feat. Ed Thigpen & Robert Thomas, Jr.) by Monty Alexander

ALBUMSunday Night (feat. Ed Thigpen & Robert Thomas, Jr.)Monty Alexander

ALBUMRass!Monty Alexander

Listen to Untitled by Ernest Ranglin & Monty Alexander

ALBUMUntitledErnest Ranglin & Monty Alexander

Listen to Harlem-Kingston Express, Vol. 2 - the River Rolls On by Monty Alexander

ALBUMHarlem-Kingston Express, Vol. 2 - the River Rolls OnMonty Alexander

Listen to Uplift 2 Higher (feat. Jeff Hamilton, Jeff Clayton, Frits Landesbergen & Hassan Shakur) by Monty Alexander

ALBUMUplift 2 Higher (feat. Jeff Hamilton, Jeff Clayton, Frits Landesbergen & Hassan Shakur)Monty Alexander

Listen to Uplift (feat. Hassan Shakur, Herlin Riley & Frits Landesbergen) by Monty Alexander

ALBUMUplift (feat. Hassan Shakur, Herlin Riley & Frits Landesbergen)Monty Alexander

ALBUMCalypso Blues: The Songs of Nat King ColeMonty Alexander

Listen to The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions: So What? by Monty Alexander

ALBUMThe Definitive Black & Blue Sessions: So What?Monty Alexander

ALBUMThe Good Life: The Music of Tony BennettMonty Alexander

ALBUMSoloMonty Alexander

Listen to Concrete Jungle: The Music Of Bob Marley by Monty Alexander

ALBUMConcrete Jungle: The Music Of Bob MarleyMonty Alexander

Listen to Rocksteady (feat. Ernest Ranglin) by Monty Alexander

ALBUMRocksteady (feat. Ernest Ranglin)Monty Alexander

Listen to Ray Brown, Monty Alexander, Russell Malone by Ray Brown / Monty Alexander / Russell Malone

ALBUMRay Brown, Monty Alexander, Russell MaloneRay Brown / Monty Alexander / Russell Malone

ALBUMMy AmericaMonty Alexander

Listen to Monty Meets Sly And Robbie by Monty Alexander & Sly & Robbie

ALBUMMonty Meets Sly And RobbieMonty Alexander & Sly & Robbie

Listen to Stir It Up: The Music Of Bob Marley by Monty Alexander

ALBUMStir It Up: The Music Of Bob MarleyMonty Alexander

Listen to Echoes of Jilly's by Monty Alexander

ALBUMEchoes of Jilly'sMonty Alexander

Listen to To The Ends Of The Earth by Monty Alexander

ALBUMTo The Ends Of The EarthMonty Alexander

Listen to Yard Movement by Monty Alexander

ALBUMYard MovementMonty Alexander

Listen to The Maybeck Recital Series, Vol. 40 by Monty Alexander

ALBUMThe Maybeck Recital Series, Vol. 40Monty Alexander

Listen to Saturday Night by Monty Alexander

ALBUMSaturday NightMonty Alexander

ALBUMCaribbean CircleMonty Alexander

ALBUMThreesomeMonty Alexander

Listen to Steaming Hot by Monty Alexander

ALBUMSteaming HotMonty Alexander

ALBUMCaribbean Duet (Live Version)MICHEL SARDABY / MONTY ALEXANDER

ALBUMCaribbean Duet for PianosMichel Sardaby & Monty Alexander

Listen to Straight Ahead by Monty Alexander, Herb Ellis & Ray Brown

ALBUMStraight AheadMonty Alexander, Herb Ellis & Ray Brown

Listen to The Duke Ellington Song Book (with John Clayton) by Monty Alexander

ALBUMThe Duke Ellington Song Book (with John Clayton)Monty Alexander

Listen to Monty Alexander In Tokyo by Monty Alexander

ALBUMMonty Alexander In TokyoMonty Alexander

ALBUMEstadeMonty Alexander

ALBUMCobilimboMonty Alexander

Listen to Love and Sunshine by Monty Alexander

ALBUMLove and SunshineMonty Alexander

ALBUMPerceptionMonty Alexander

Listen to Here Comes the Sun by Monty Alexander

ALBUMHere Comes the SunMonty Alexander

Listen to Taste Of Freedom by Monty Alexander

ALBUMTaste Of FreedomMonty Alexander

ALBUMSpunkyMonty Alexander

About Monty Alexander

Hometown

Kingston, Jamaica

Born

June 6, 1944

Genre

Jazz

Jamaica-born pianist Monty Alexander is a sophisticated, prolific performer with an urbane swinging style informed by the bop tradition as well as the reggae and Caribbean folk he grew up with. Influenced by pianist Oscar Peterson, Alexander initially garnered attention performing in night clubs in the late '50s. Following a move to Miami, he gained wider renown with 1965's Alexander the Great and 1976's Live! Montreux Alexander. Over the years, he has continued to explore a vibrant, cross-pollinated sound, moving from straight-ahead acoustic jazz to Jamaican sounds on albums like 1980's Trio, 1994's Jamboree: Monty Alexander's Ivory and Steel, and 2011's Grammy-nominated Harlem-Kingston Express. He brought all these influences to bear on 2019's Thelonious Monk-inspired Wareika Hill Rastamonk Vibrations and 2022's Love Notes. In 2024, he released D-Day in honor of the 80th anniversary of the landings at Normandy during WWII.

Monty Alexander has also released music as a member of Monty Alexander's Jamaican Project, The Monty Alexander Trio, Dizzy Gillespie Jam, Monty & The Cyclones, and Monty Alexander's Ivory & Steel.