Eric Alexander | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | August 4, 1968 Illinois, U.S. |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician, educator |
| Instrument | Saxophone |
| Years active | 1991-present |
| Labels | Delmark, Milestone, HighNote |
| Website | ericalexanderjazz |
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Eric Alexander (born August 4, 1968)[1] is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator. Having placed second at the 1991 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition behind Joshua Redman and ahead of Chris Potter and Tim Warfield, he was soon signed by a record label and has since recorded over 20 albums as a leader and over 300 as a sideman. [2]
- ^ Kennedy, Gary (2002). "Alexander, Eric (Wells)". In Barry Kernfeld (ed.). The new Grove dictionary of jazz, vol. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries. pp. 26–27. ISBN 1561592846.
- ^ Cook, Richard (2005). Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia. London: Penguin Books. p. 7. ISBN 0-141-00646-3.