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Eric Alexander

Eric Alexander

Eric Alexander, born in 1968 in Galesburg, Illinois, is an accomplished American jazz tenor saxophonist known for his hard bop style and deep commitment to jazz tradition. He began his musical journey studying classical music and alto saxophone at Indiana University before switching to jazz and tenor saxophone, later transferring to William Paterson University. In 1991, he placed second at the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition, which led to his recording debut with Charles Earland and the release of his first album in 1993. Over his career, Alexander has recorded over 20 albums as a leader and collaborated with notable musicians such as Harold Mabern, Ron Carter, and Pat Martino.

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Smoke Jazz Club
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Upcoming Shows
Mon, Oct 19 7:00 PM
Eric Alexander Quartet
Jazzcultural
Jazzcultural · Mon, Oct 19 · 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM
Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Mike LeDonne (Piano) · John Webber (Bass) · Jason Tiemann (Drums)
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Mon, Oct 26 7:00 PM
Mike LeDonne Big Band: 70th Birthday Celebration
Dizzy's Club
Dizzy's Club · Mon, Oct 26 · 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM
Mike LeDonne (Piano, Music Director) · Jon Faddis (Trumpet) · Nathaniel Williford (Trumpet) · Frank Greene (Trumpet) · Joshua Bruneau (Trumpet) · Freddie Hendrix (Trumpet) · Mark Patterson (Trombone) · Steve Davis (Trombone) · Dion Tucker (Trombone) · Jeff Nelson (Trombone) · Steve Wilson (Alto Saxophone) · Vincent Herring (Alto Saxophone) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Chris Lewis (Tenor Saxophone) · Jason Marshall (Baritone Saxophone) · Peter Bernstein (Guitar) · John Webber (Bass) · Kenny Washington (Drums)
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Fri, Oct 30 7:30 PM
Steve Davis Quintet
The Django
The Django · Fri, Oct 30 · 7:30 PM & 9:15 PM
Steve Davis (Trombone) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Maki Nientao (Piano) · Ahmed McLemore (Bass) · Mike Camacho (Drums)
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Sat, Oct 31 11:00 PM
Dave Stryker Quartet
The Django
The Django · Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 PM & 12:15 AM
Dave Stryker (Guitar) · Eric Alexander (Saxophone) · Jared Gold (Organ) · Steve Johns (Drums)
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Sun, Nov 22 6:30 PM
Antonio Ciacca Quartet
The Django
The Django · Sun, Nov 22 · 6:30 PM & 8:00 PM
Antonio Ciacca (Piano) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Clovis Nicolas (Bass) · Joe Strasser (Drums)
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Sun, Nov 29 9:30 PM
Raphael Silverman Quartet
The Django
The Django · Sun, Nov 29 · 9:30 PM & 11:00 PM
Raphael Silverman (Guitar) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Will Gorman (Organ) · Pete Van Nostrand (Drums)
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Wed, Dec 2 6:00 PM
Eric Alexander Quartet featuring Cyrus Chestnut “Fifth Quadrant” Record Release
Smoke Jazz Club
Smoke Jazz Club · Wed, Dec 2 · 6:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Cyrus Chestnut (Piano) · Nat Reeves (Bass) · Carl Allen (Drums)
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Thu, Dec 3 6:00 PM
Eric Alexander Quartet featuring Cyrus Chestnut “Fifth Quadrant” Record Release
Smoke Jazz Club
Smoke Jazz Club · Thu, Dec 3 · 6:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Cyrus Chestnut (Piano) · Nat Reeves (Bass) · Carl Allen (Drums)
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Fri, Dec 4 6:00 PM
Eric Alexander Quartet featuring Cyrus Chestnut “Fifth Quadrant” Record Release
Smoke Jazz Club
Smoke Jazz Club · Fri, Dec 4 · 6:00 PM & 8:00 PM & 10:00 PM
Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Cyrus Chestnut (Piano) · Nat Reeves (Bass) · Carl Allen (Drums)
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Sat, Dec 5 6:00 PM
Eric Alexander Quartet featuring Cyrus Chestnut “Fifth Quadrant” Record Release
Smoke Jazz Club
Smoke Jazz Club · Sat, Dec 5 · 6:00 PM & 8:00 PM & 10:00 PM
Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Cyrus Chestnut (Piano) · Nat Reeves (Bass) · Carl Allen (Drums)
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Sun, Dec 6 6:00 PM
Eric Alexander Quartet featuring Cyrus Chestnut “Fifth Quadrant” Record Release
Smoke Jazz Club
Smoke Jazz Club · Sun, Dec 6 · 6:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Cyrus Chestnut (Piano) · Nat Reeves (Bass) · Carl Allen (Drums)
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Past Shows
Tue, Oct 13
Joseph Ranieri Quintet
Smalls Jazz Club
Smalls Jazz Club · Tue, Oct 13
Joey Ranieri (Bass) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Joe Magnarelli (Trumpet) · Micah Thomas (Piano) · Kenny Washington (Drums)
Sat, Oct 10
Alex Minasian Quartet
The Django
The Django · Sat, Oct 10
Alex Minasian (Piano) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Noah Garabedian (Bass) · Aaron Seeber (Drums)
Thu, Oct 8
Vocalist Nicolas Bearde
Mezzrow
Mezzrow · Thu, Oct 8
Nicolas Bearde (Vocals) · Mike LeDonne (Piano) · John Webber (Bass) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone)
Wed, Oct 7
Mike Ledonne Groover Quartet
Jazzcultural
Jazzcultural · Wed, Oct 7
Mike LeDonne (Organ) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Peter Bernstein (Guitar) · Mike Clark (Drums)
Mon, Oct 5
Joe Farnsworth Quartet
Smalls Jazz Club
Smalls Jazz Club · Mon, Oct 5
Joe Farnsworth (Drums) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Caelan Cardello (Piano) · Joey Ranieri (Bass)
Mon, Sep 14
Joe Farnsworth Quartet
Smalls Jazz Club
Smalls Jazz Club · Mon, Sep 14
Joe Farnsworth (Drums) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Caelan Cardello (Piano) · Joey Ranieri (Bass)
Sat, Sep 5
Alex Minasian Quartet
The Django
The Django · Sat, Sep 5
Alex Minasian (Piano) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Noah Garabedian (Bass) · Aaron Seeber (Drums)
Wed, Sep 2
Mike Ledonne Groover Quartet
Jazzcultural
Jazzcultural · Wed, Sep 2
Mike LeDonne (Organ) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Peter Bernstein (Guitar) · Joe Farnsworth (Drums)
Sun, Aug 30
Bird Lives! A Charlie Parker Birthday Celebration feat. The Vincent Herring & Eric Alexander Quintet
Smoke Jazz Club
Smoke Jazz Club · Sun, Aug 30
Vincent Herring (Alto Saxophone) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Mike LeDonne (Piano) · John Webber (Bass) · Carl Allen (Drums)
Sat, Aug 29
Bird Lives! A Charlie Parker Birthday Celebration feat. The Vincent Herring & Eric Alexander Quintet
Smoke Jazz Club
Smoke Jazz Club · Sat, Aug 29
Vincent Herring (Alto Saxophone) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Mike LeDonne (Piano) · John Webber (Bass) · Carl Allen (Drums)
Fri, Aug 28
Bird Lives! A Charlie Parker Birthday Celebration feat. The Vincent Herring & Eric Alexander Quintet
Smoke Jazz Club
Smoke Jazz Club · Fri, Aug 28
Vincent Herring (Alto Saxophone) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Mike LeDonne (Piano) · John Webber (Bass) · Carl Allen (Drums)
Thu, Aug 27
Bird Lives! A Charlie Parker Birthday Celebration feat. The Vincent Herring & Eric Alexander Quintet
Smoke Jazz Club
Smoke Jazz Club · Thu, Aug 27
Vincent Herring (Alto Saxophone) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Mike LeDonne (Piano) · John Webber (Bass) · Carl Allen (Drums)
Wed, Aug 26
Bird Lives! A Charlie Parker Birthday Celebration feat. The Vincent Herring & Eric Alexander Quintet
Smoke Jazz Club
Smoke Jazz Club · Wed, Aug 26
Vincent Herring (Alto Saxophone) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Mike LeDonne (Piano) · John Webber (Bass) · Carl Allen (Drums)
Fri, Aug 21
Dave Stryker Quartet
The Django
The Django · Fri, Aug 21
Dave Stryker (Guitar) · Eric Alexander (Saxophone) · Jared Gold (Organ) · Steve Johns (Drums)
Wed, Aug 5
Mike Ledonne Groover Quartet
Jazzcultural
Jazzcultural · Wed, Aug 5
Mike LeDonne (Organ) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Peter Bernstein (Guitar) · Joe Farnsworth (Drums)
Fri, Jul 31
Dave Stryker Quartet
The Django
The Django · Fri, Jul 31
Dave Stryker (Guitar) · Eric Alexander (Saxophone) · Jared Gold (Organ) · Steve Johns (Drums)
Wed, Jul 29
Will Lyle Quartet
Smalls Jazz Club
Smalls Jazz Club · Wed, Jul 29
Will Lyle (Bass) · Bijan Taghavi (Piano) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Pete Van Nostrand (Drums)
Mon, Jul 27
Raphael Silverman Quartet
The Django
The Django · Mon, Jul 27
Raphael Silverman (Guitar) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Will Gorman (Organ) · Pete Van Nostrand (Drums)
Mon, Jul 27
Eric Alexander Quartet
Jazzcultural
Jazzcultural · Mon, Jul 27
Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · David Hazeltine (Piano) · Paul Gill (Bass) · E.J. Strickland (Drums)
Mon, Jul 20
Tony Leone Quintet
Smalls Jazz Club
Smalls Jazz Club · Mon, Jul 20
Tony Leone (Drums) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Peter Bernstein (Guitar) · Michael Weiss (Piano) · Mike Karn (Bass)
Sat, Jul 11
Alex Minasian Quartet
The Django
The Django · Sat, Jul 11
Alex Minasian (Piano) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Noah Garabedian (Bass) · Aaron Seeber (Drums)
Mon, Jun 29
Mike Ledonne Quartet
Smalls Jazz Club
Smalls Jazz Club · Mon, Jun 29
Mike LeDonne (Piano) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · John Webber (Bass) · Kenny Washington (Drums)
Sun, Jun 28
Celebrating Sonny: A Tribute to Sonny Rollins featuring the Eric Alexander Quintet
 with special guest Nicholas Payton
Smoke Jazz Club
Smoke Jazz Club · Sun, Jun 28
Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Nicholas Payton (Trumpet) · David Kikoski (Piano) · Alexander Claffy (Bass) · Carl Allen (Drums)
Sat, Jun 27
Celebrating Sonny: A Tribute to Sonny Rollins featuring the Eric Alexander Quintet
 with special guest Nicholas Payton
Smoke Jazz Club
Smoke Jazz Club · Sat, Jun 27
Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Nicholas Payton (Trumpet) · David Kikoski (Piano) · Alexander Claffy (Bass) · Carl Allen (Drums)
Fri, Jun 26
Celebrating Sonny: A Tribute to Sonny Rollins featuring the Eric Alexander Quintet
 with special guest Nicholas Payton
Smoke Jazz Club
Smoke Jazz Club · Fri, Jun 26
Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Nicholas Payton (Trumpet) · David Kikoski (Piano) · Alexander Claffy (Bass) · Carl Allen (Drums)
Thu, Jun 25
Celebrating Sonny: A Tribute to Sonny Rollins featuring the Eric Alexander Quintet
 with special guest Nicholas Payton
Smoke Jazz Club
Smoke Jazz Club · Thu, Jun 25
Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Nicholas Payton (Trumpet) · David Kikoski (Piano) · Alexander Claffy (Bass) · Carl Allen (Drums)
Wed, Jun 24
Celebrating Sonny: A Tribute to Sonny Rollins featuring the Eric Alexander Quintet
 with special guest Nicholas Payton
Smoke Jazz Club
Smoke Jazz Club · Wed, Jun 24
Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Nicholas Payton (Trumpet) · David Kikoski (Piano) · Alexander Claffy (Bass) · Carl Allen (Drums)
Sat, Jun 20
Steve Davis Quintet
The Django
The Django · Sat, Jun 20
Steve Davis (Trombone) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Maki Nientao (Piano) · Ahmed McLemore (Bass) · Mike Camacho (Drums)
Sat, Jun 13
Dave Stryker Quartet
The Django
The Django · Sat, Jun 13
Dave Stryker (Guitar) · Eric Alexander (Saxophone) · Jared Gold (Organ) · Steve Johns (Drums)
Thu, Jun 11
Alexander Claffy Quartet
Jazzcultural
Jazzcultural · Thu, Jun 11
Alexander Claffy (Bass) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Tyler Henderson (Piano) · Adam Arruda (Drums)
Wed, Jun 3
Mike Ledonne Groover Quartet
Jazzcultural
Jazzcultural · Wed, Jun 3
Mike LeDonne (Organ) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Peter Bernstein (Guitar) · Jason Brown (Drums)
Wed, May 6
Mike Ledonne Groover Quartet
Jazzcultural
Jazzcultural · Wed, May 6
Mike LeDonne (Organ) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Peter Bernstein (Guitar) · Jason Tiemann (Drums)
Sun, Apr 26
Downtown NYC Jazz Festival
Eric Alexander and Sam Dillon "Tenor Madness"
The Django
The Django · Sun, Apr 26
Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Sam Dillon (Tenor Saxophone) · Rick Germanson (Piano) · Joey Ranieri (Bass) · Mike Camacho (Drums)
Mon, Apr 20
Mike Ledonne Quartet
Smalls Jazz Club
Smalls Jazz Club · Mon, Apr 20
Mike LeDonne (Piano) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · John Webber (Bass) · Jason Tiemann (Drums)
Sat, Apr 18
Todd Coolman Quartet
Smalls Jazz Club
Smalls Jazz Club · Sat, Apr 18
Todd Coolman (Bass) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Helen Sung (Piano) · Rodney Green (Drums)
Fri, Apr 17
Todd Coolman Quartet
Smalls Jazz Club
Smalls Jazz Club · Fri, Apr 17
Todd Coolman (Bass) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Helen Sung (Piano) · Rodney Green (Drums)
Mon, Apr 6
Raphael Silverman Quartet
The Django
The Django · Mon, Apr 6
Raphael Silverman (Guitar) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Will Gorman (Organ) · Pete Van Nostrand (Drums)
Wed, Apr 1
Akiko's Organ Night - Groover Quartet
Jazzcultural
Jazzcultural · Wed, Apr 1
Mike LeDonne (Organ) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Paul Bollenback (Guitar) · Kenny Washington (Drums)
Sun, Mar 22
A 90th Birthday Tribute to Harold Mabern featuring Eric Alexander & Cyrus Chestnut
Smoke Jazz Club
Smoke Jazz Club · Sun, Mar 22
Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Cyrus Chestnut (Piano) · Nat Reeves (Bass) · Carl Allen (Drums)
Sat, Mar 21
A 90th Birthday Tribute to Harold Mabern featuring Eric Alexander & Cyrus Chestnut
Smoke Jazz Club
Smoke Jazz Club · Sat, Mar 21
Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Cyrus Chestnut (Piano) · Nat Reeves (Bass) · Carl Allen (Drums)
Fri, Mar 20
A 90th Birthday Tribute to Harold Mabern featuring Eric Alexander & Cyrus Chestnut
Smoke Jazz Club
Smoke Jazz Club · Fri, Mar 20
Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Cyrus Chestnut (Piano) · Nat Reeves (Bass) · Carl Allen (Drums)
Thu, Mar 19
A 90th Birthday Tribute to Harold Mabern featuring Eric Alexander & Cyrus Chestnut
Smoke Jazz Club
Smoke Jazz Club · Thu, Mar 19
Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Cyrus Chestnut (Piano) · Nat Reeves (Bass) · Carl Allen (Drums)
Wed, Mar 18
A 90th Birthday Tribute to Harold Mabern featuring Eric Alexander & Cyrus Chestnut
Smoke Jazz Club
Smoke Jazz Club · Wed, Mar 18
Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Cyrus Chestnut (Piano) · Nat Reeves (Bass) · Carl Allen (Drums)
Sun, Mar 8
Antonio Ciacca Quartet
The Django
The Django · Sun, Mar 8
Antonio Ciacca (Piano) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · Clovis Nicolas (Bass) · Joe Strasser (Drums)
Mon, Mar 2
Mike Ledonne Quartet
Smalls Jazz Club
Smalls Jazz Club · Mon, Mar 2
Mike LeDonne (Piano) · Eric Alexander (Tenor Saxophone) · John Webber (Bass) · Jason Tiemann (Drums)