Monty Alexander
Jamaican-American jazz pianistWikipedia
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Oct 6, 2026
Reuben RogersHOST
Woo! Thank you.
Bob DeBooHOST
So that's the Ray Brown Trio with Monty Alexander on piano and Jeff Hamilton, the great Jeff Hamilton, on drums.
Bob DeBooHOST
They're playing a little St. Louis blues.
Bob DeBooHOST
But of course...
Tavis SmileyHOST
[upbeat music] I'm Tavis Smiley.
Tavis SmileyHOST
Let me just tell you up front, I love, love, love Monty Alexander.
Tavis SmileyHOST
Make no mistake about it.
Tavis SmileyHOST
I am delighted to have him back on this program.
Tavis SmileyHOST
The acclaimed Jamaican-American master of jazz piano, best known for his distinct music of blending bebop and blues and gospel with the vibrant rhythms of reggae and calypso.
Tavis SmileyHOST
Let that ride, Miles.
Tavis SmileyHOST
He now is celebrating a seven-decade career of doing what only Monty Alexander could do, and the way he does it...
Tavis SmileyHOST
Turn that up, Miles.
Tavis SmileyHOST
Can she pull it off as mayor in Denver? We'll talk, uh, to Chantel Lewis, again, on the backside of our two.
Tavis SmileyHOST
And then in our third hour [gentle music] it's acclaimed Jamaican American jazz master Monty Alexander, who joins us to celebrate 70 years of music-making and discuss his new project, A Jamerican in Paris, which releases worldwide tomorrow.
Tavis SmileyHOST
Love, love, love me some Monty Alexander.
Tavis SmileyHOST
He was here in LA, uh, what, five, six months ago, and I popped in to see him, gave him a big hug.
Tavis SmileyHOST
Um, great time backstage with Monty Alexander, but he comes, uh, to us live today in our third hour, celebrating, again, 70 years [laughs] of music-making.
Tavis SmileyHOST
Monty Alexander's a bad boy.
Tavis SmileyHOST
Uh, look forward to hour three today.
Tavis SmileyHOST
But we commence today's show talking politics some more with one of my favorite guests of all time.
Tavis SmileyHOST
[jazz music] I hate stepping on Monty Alexander.
Tavis SmileyHOST
I hate stepping on him.
Tavis SmileyHOST
He sounds so good.
Tavis SmileyHOST
Uh, we played Love and Happiness, we played, uh, Scamento, we played No Woman No Cry, and this, of course, as you figured out already, is What's Going On.
Tavis SmileyHOST
Give me a little more, Miles, a little bit more.
Tavis SmileyHOST
[jazz music] Monty Alexander's a bad boy.
Tavis SmileyHOST
He is a bad boy, and has been now for 70 years.
Tavis SmileyHOST
His new project dropping tomorrow called Jamerican in Paris.
Tavis SmileyHOST
[jazz music] "Here comes the sun" from Monty Alexander, uh, the jazz impresario.
Tavis SmileyHOST
This amazing jazz pianist joins us today in our third and final hour to celebrate 70 years of, uh, some pretty amazing [chuckles] amazing music.
Tavis SmileyHOST
He has a new project dropping tomorrow called Jamerican in Paris, but he joins us today in our third and final hour.
Tavis SmileyHOST
I'm anxious to talk to our friend and brother, Monty Alexander.
Tavis SmileyHOST
Uh, in this hour, though, I'm just as anxious to talk to the Democratic Socialist candidate for mayor in Denver, Colorado, Shontel M. Lewis, current city councilwoman, and, uh, honored to have you on this program.
Tavis SmileyHOST
Uh, Councilman, uh, Lewis, how are you today? Good to have you on.
Neville JamesHOST
Ready for this? This is a laundry list.
Neville JamesHOST
Melissa Aldana, Monty Alexander, Clifton Anderson, Tom Barney, Gary Bartz, Ron Blake.
Neville JamesHOST
That's one of ours, right? We're up to six.
Neville JamesHOST
Russell Blake, George Braith, Bobby Broom, Ronnie Burridge.
Sullivan FortnerGUEST
deep.
Leo SidranHOST
Yeah, I just talked to Monty Alexander the other day, by the way, and he said that's how he runs his band, too, is he just starts playing.
Sullivan FortnerGUEST
Yeah, I mean, I also feel like there's something to be said about having a set that you know that works, and that way, you know, it's like, okay, this set works.
Sullivan FortnerGUEST
All else fails, I have something.