Results for "Cecil Alexander"

Cecil Alexander

Born: October 25, 1994

Cecil Alexander is a guitarist, composer, and arranger from Muskegon, Michigan. A 2016 graduate of Berklee College of Music with a B.M. in Jazz Composition, he went on to earn his M.M. in Jazz Performance from William Paterson University in 2019.

In addition to his work as a jazz musician, Cecil co-founded the folk-rock group Visen in 2016, which released its debut EP, Shoulder Deep, the following year. His versatility and artistry have earned him top honors, including 1st place at the 2017 Wilson Center Jazz Guitar Competition and the 2018 Lee Ritenour Six String Theory Competition. In 2019, he was named a finalist in the prestigious Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Guitar Competition.

Kaleidoscope

By Ari & Cecil Alexander

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Track listing: Kaleidoscope; Me After You; Cozy; East of the Sun; It's Grand, It's Weird; Celia; Nobody Else But Me; Till There Was You; Tea For Two; What Do You Know.

Don't Forget Your Guitar

By Joel Harrison

Label: AGS Recordings
Released: 2026
Track listing: I Know Now I Meant It Even Then - Emmanuel Michael and Tim Watson; Liebeslied - Wolfgang Muthspiel and Gilad Hekselman; E.Tennessee Blues - Grant Gordy and Ben Garnett; Waiting for the Raptor - Wendy Eisenberg and Anthony Pirog; Libreville - David Gilmore and Cecil Alexander; In My Life - Bill Frisell and Emmanuel Michael; The Ship Set Sail - Joel Harrison and Cindy Cashdollar; Don't Forget Your Guitar - Ben Monder and David Tronzo; Montana - Max Light and Greg Belisle-Chi; Lawns - Grant Gordy and Ben Garnett.

Ari & Cecil Alexander: Kaleidoscope

by Katchie Cartwright
July 29, 2026

A breezy virtuosity pervades Kaleidoscope from the opening title cut. “I run for the train with you on my mind," vocalist-pianist Ari Alexander sings, “watching the town kaleidoscope by..." She and guitarist Cecil Alexander call their style “rhythmic post-bop," citing Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson and Betty Carter as influences, but you can also hear a bit ...

Kaleidoscope

July 4, 2026

Album: Kaleidoscope
By Ari & Cecil Alexander
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Duration: 04:06

Time in a Bottle

By Chad Lefkowitz-Brown

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: Autumn Leaves; Time in a Bottle; These Foolish Things; My Way; Shape of My Heart; For All We Know; Libertango; Danny Boy; Misty.

Chad LB: Time in a Bottle

by Jack Bowers
May 12, 2025

Sooner or later, jazz musicians--some, that is, not all--who have earned a measure of success decide they would like to try something different. In many cases, that “something different" involves a string section. Among the most recent wayfarers along the string-laden path is New York-based tenor saxophonist Chad LB (shorthand for Lefkowitz-Brown) whose recording, Time in ...

The Middle of Everywhere: Guitar Solos Vol. I

By Fareed Haque

Label: AGS Recordings
Released: 2024
Track listing: Seven Loves; Nox; Slab Separations II; Siete Ocho; Rag Hemant Alap; Transmutación; Philly Minions; Desire Waltz; Genzlinger; Memory Palace; Summit of Ice.

Duos

By Ari Alexander

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: Conception; Yesterday is a snake oil salesman; Here, there and everywhere; This is always; trouble; beautiful moons ago; spring was just a season; if i should lose you.

Introducing

By Cecil Alexander

Label: Heartcore Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Bright Green; Shug; 'Til Then, 9th Round; Someday We'll All Be Free; Nansen; Central Park West, Love you Madly; Captain Bailey; Talk Shop (Jonda).