caption website years_active birth_name birth_place landscape background birth_date instrument genre image article_title name occupation
monty alexander at ronnie scotts jazz venue , london -lsb- http://montyalexander.com/ montyalexander.com -rsb- 1958 -- present montgomery bernard alexander kingston , jamaica yes non_vocal_instrumentalist 6 june 1944 piano , melodica jazz , reggae monty alexander.jpg monty alexander
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monty alexander

monty alexander -lrb- born montgomery bernard alexander on 6 june 1944 in kingston , jamaica -rrb- is a jazz pianist , who also sings and plays the melodica .
his playing has a caribbean influence and bright swinging feeling , with a strong vocabulary of bebop and soulful blues melodies .
he was influenced by oscar peterson , les mccann , ahmad jamal , and wynton kelly .
alexander is known for his surprise musical twists and the ability to build dramatic suspense in his playing .
