ERIC ALEXANDER

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Eric Alexander started piano lessons at the age of six. He took up the clarinet at nine and switched to alto sax three years later. The tenor sax became his obsession at Indiana University Bloomington (1986-87). After transferring to William Paterson College in New Jersey he studied with Harold Mabern, Joe Lovano, Rufus Reid, and others.

“The people I listened to in college are still the cats who are influencing me today,” Eric says. “The legacy left by Bird and all the bebop pioneers, that language and that feel—that's the bread and butter of everything I do." George Coleman is a big influence because of his very hip harmonic approach. And I'm still listening all the time to Coltrane because I feel that—even in the wildest moments of his mid- to late-60s solos—I can find these little kernels of melodic information and employ them in my own playing.”

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ERIC ALEXANDER New York Calling album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
New York Calling
Post Bop 1993
ERIC ALEXANDER Eric Alexander Featuring Harold Mabern ‎: Straight Up album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Eric Alexander Featuring Harold Mabern ‎: Straight Up
Post Bop 1993
ERIC ALEXANDER Up, Over & Out album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Up, Over & Out
Hard Bop 1995
ERIC ALEXANDER In Europe album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
In Europe
Hard Bop 1995
ERIC ALEXANDER Full Range album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Full Range
Post Bop 1995
ERIC ALEXANDER Eric Alexander & Lin Halliday ‎: Stablemates album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Eric Alexander & Lin Halliday ‎: Stablemates
Hard Bop 1996
ERIC ALEXANDER Two Of A Kind album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Two Of A Kind
Post Bop 1997
ERIC ALEXANDER Man With A Horn album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Man With A Horn
Post Bop 1997
ERIC ALEXANDER Mode For Mabes album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mode For Mabes
Post Bop 1998
ERIC ALEXANDER Solid! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Solid!
Hard Bop 1998
ERIC ALEXANDER Heavy Hitters album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Heavy Hitters
Post Bop 1998
ERIC ALEXANDER Extra Innings album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Extra Innings
Post Bop 2000
ERIC ALEXANDER Alexander The Great album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Alexander The Great
Post Bop 2000
ERIC ALEXANDER The First Milestone album cover 3.75 | 2 ratings
The First Milestone
Hard Bop 2000
ERIC ALEXANDER The Second Milestone album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Second Milestone
Hard Bop 2001
ERIC ALEXANDER Summit Meeting album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Summit Meeting
Hard Bop 2002
ERIC ALEXANDER Nightlife in Tokyo album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Nightlife in Tokyo
Post Bop 2003
ERIC ALEXANDER Dead Center album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Dead Center
Hard Bop 2004
ERIC ALEXANDER Gentle Ballads album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Gentle Ballads
Post Bop 2004
ERIC ALEXANDER Sunday In New York album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Sunday In New York
Post Bop 2005
ERIC ALEXANDER Its All in the Game album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Its All in the Game
Hard Bop 2006
ERIC ALEXANDER Reeds And Deeds ‎: Cookin' album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Reeds And Deeds ‎: Cookin'
Hard Bop 2006
ERIC ALEXANDER My Favorite Things album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
My Favorite Things
Hard Bop 2007
ERIC ALEXANDER Temple Of Olympic Zeus album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Temple Of Olympic Zeus
Post Bop 2007
ERIC ALEXANDER Eric Alexander Quartet : Gentle Ballads II album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
Eric Alexander Quartet : Gentle Ballads II
Post Bop 2007
ERIC ALEXANDER Eric Alexander Quartet : Gentle Ballads III album cover 5.00 | 1 ratings
Eric Alexander Quartet : Gentle Ballads III
Hard Bop 2008
ERIC ALEXANDER Eric Alexander Quartet : Lazy Afternoon - Gentle Ballads IV album cover 5.00 | 1 ratings
Eric Alexander Quartet : Lazy Afternoon - Gentle Ballads IV
Post Bop 2009
ERIC ALEXANDER Revival of the Fittest album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Revival of the Fittest
Hard Bop 2009
ERIC ALEXANDER Meeting Point : Quintessence album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Meeting Point : Quintessence
Post Bop 2009
ERIC ALEXANDER Chim Chim Cheree album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Chim Chim Cheree
Post Bop 2010
ERIC ALEXANDER Gentle Ballads V album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Gentle Ballads V
Hard Bop 2011
ERIC ALEXANDER Reeds & Deeds : Tenor Time album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Reeds & Deeds : Tenor Time
Post Bop 2011
ERIC ALEXANDER Don't Follow the Crowd album cover 2.00 | 1 ratings
Don't Follow the Crowd
Hard Bop 2011
ERIC ALEXANDER Touching album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Touching
Hard Bop 2013
ERIC ALEXANDER Blues at Midnight album cover 3.50 | 2 ratings
Blues at Midnight
Hard Bop 2013
ERIC ALEXANDER Chicago Fire album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Chicago Fire
Hard Bop 2014
ERIC ALEXANDER Recado Bossa Nova album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Recado Bossa Nova
Latin Jazz 2014
ERIC ALEXANDER The Real Thing album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Real Thing
Hard Bop 2015
ERIC ALEXANDER Second Impression album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Second Impression
Hard Bop 2016
ERIC ALEXANDER Just One Of Those Things album cover 5.00 | 1 ratings
Just One Of Those Things
Hard Bop 2016
ERIC ALEXANDER Song Of No Regrets album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Song Of No Regrets
Hard Bop 2017
ERIC ALEXANDER Eric Alexander with Strings album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Eric Alexander with Strings
Post Bop 2019
ERIC ALEXANDER Eric Alexander Quartet : Gentle Ballads VI album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Eric Alexander Quartet : Gentle Ballads VI
Post Bop 2022
ERIC ALEXANDER A New Beginning - Alto Saxophone with Strings album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
A New Beginning - Alto Saxophone with Strings
Post Bop 2023
ERIC ALEXANDER Timing Is Everything album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Timing Is Everything
Hard Bop 2024
ERIC ALEXANDER Eric Alexander & Mike LeDonne : Together album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Eric Alexander & Mike LeDonne : Together
Post Bop 2024

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ERIC ALEXANDER The Live At The 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Live At The "Keynote"
Post Bop 1999
ERIC ALEXANDER Eric Alexander & Vincent Herring ‎: The Battle album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Eric Alexander & Vincent Herring ‎: The Battle
Post Bop 2005
ERIC ALEXANDER Eric Alexander Quartet : Prime Time - In Concert album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Eric Alexander Quartet : Prime Time - In Concert
Hard Bop 2008
ERIC ALEXANDER ric Alexander & Vincent Herring : Friendly Fire - Live at Smoke album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
ric Alexander & Vincent Herring : Friendly Fire - Live at Smoke
Hard Bop 2012
ERIC ALEXANDER Leap of Faith album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Leap of Faith
Post Bop 2019

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ERIC ALEXANDER Venus Jazz Wine Bar Grand Vin De Bordeaux album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Venus Jazz Wine Bar Grand Vin De Bordeaux
Post Bop 2012
ERIC ALEXANDER Gentle Ballads / Gentle Ballads II album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Gentle Ballads / Gentle Ballads II
Hard Bop 2012

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