WHAT TO EXPECT
Enjoy an intimate and rhythmically vibrant evening with Ari and Cecil Alexander, whose internationally celebrated collaboration blends inventive originals with fresh takes on Great American Songbook classics. With expressive vocals, standout guitar musicality, and dynamic improvisation, the duo and their quartet create both a sophisticated and deeply engaging sound, rooted in jazz tradition while bringing a fresh, contemporary energy to the Jazzbird stage.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Ari and Cecil Alexander’s decade long musical collaboration has been brought to stages across the world such as the Lincoln Center and the Copenhagen jazz festival. A finalist in the 2019 Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Guitar Competition, Cecil has been hailed by Jazz Guitar Today as “carrying the torch into the future,” and by Jazzwise as “a superb guitarist in the bop tradition, with bags of taste, swing and chops.” Holding a Scandinavian sensitivity to an American tradition, Danish-American Ari Alexander is as equally a jazz musician as she is a singer-songwriter. She was inspired to pursue jazz by her vibrant musical family, including her grandmother and great-aunt, jazz vocalist Teddi King. Aarhus Jazz Festival described her 2025 performance as following: “Ari treats every note with great imagination, and especially her mastery and playful use of scat singing sets her apart from other jazz vocalists.
Together, Ari and Cecil anchor a quartet and duo sound that is intimate, dynamic, and rhythmically alive. Their forthcoming album Kaleidoscope is set for release in June 2026, and it features acrobatic, energetic originals penned by Ari and Cecil as well as reconstructions of the Great American Songbook.
Featured Performers:
Vocals & Piano: Ari Alexander
Guitar: Cecil Alexander
Bass: Rob Linton
Drums: Danny McGonegle
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PRICES WILL RANGE FROM $40-$70/EACH.
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