Randy Brecker Swings and Sings On This Week's 12th Street Jump, (US) Public Radio’s Weekly Jazz, Blues & Comedy Jam!

Five time GRAMMY Award winner Randy Brecker tears it up on this week’s 12th STREET JUMP, public radio’s weekly jazz, blues and comedy jam. Heard each week on forty-six stations around the United States, 12th STREET JUMP is one of America’s most popular live jazz radio shows. Ask your local public radio station to check it out on PRX or Content Depot.

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Pianist Monty Alexander Celebrates 50 Years in Music With Star-Studded Two Week Engagement at Blue Note, Feb 20 - Mar 4!

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"Monty Alexander's blend of jazz and reggae made for an outrageously good time... When Mr. Alexander-the Jamaican-born pianist with a cheerful, chatty style-surrounded himself with a Caribbean quartet to the right and a jazz trio to the left, the result was fresh, lilting interpretations of Bob Marley's greatest hits, as well as Mr. Alexander's original compositions..."   - Pia Catton, Wall Street Journal

Monty Alexander [photo credit: Alan Nahigian]

In a career spanning five decades, pianist Monty Alexander has distinctively bridged the worlds of jazz, popular song, and the music of his native Jamaica. With over 70 albums to his name, Alexander celebrates his 50th year in music with an ambitious, two-week engagement at New York's Blue Note, beginning on Monday, February 20 through Sunday, March 4. Alexander will present the engagement in two parts: 

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