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Monty Alexander Trio at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild

Courtesy of MCG Jazz | Posted on July 18, 2016

Where

Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
1815 Metropolitan Street
Pittsburgh, PA
Map
412-322-0800

When

Sat, December 3, 2016
6:00 pm

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About

In a career spanning five decades, pianist Monty Alexander has built a reputation exploring and bridging the worlds of American jazz, popular song, and the music of his native Jamaica, finding in each a sincere spirit of musical expression. In the process, he has performed and recorded with artists from every corner of the musical universe and entertainment world: Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Ray Brown, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Clark Terry, Quincy Jones, Ernest Ranglin, Barbara Hendricks, Bobby McFerrin, Sly Dunbar, and Robbie Shakespeare.

In the mid-1970s he formed a group consisting of John Clayton on bass and Jeff Hamilton on drums, creating a stir on the jazz-scene in Europe...

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