Jovan Parris Alexandre

Tenor saxophonist Jovan Parris Alexandre is an emerging voice on the New York jazz scene, known for a bright tone and compositions with an elegant, spiritual bearing. A native of Connecticut, he graduated with distinction from the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz at the Hartt School, where he studied with Rene McLean, Jimmy Greene, Steve Davis, and Nat Reeves, among others. He has performed and recorded with elders of the music including Curtis Fuller, Frank Wess, Ralph Peterson, and Winard Harper, and released his debut album Collective Consciousness in 2015. He is a grandson of Fred Parris, the singer behind the doo-wop standard In the Still of the Night with the Five Satins. In New York he leads his trio and hosts late-night jam sessions at clubs like Smalls and Cafe Ornithology.