Biography

Saxophone/flutist John Alexander is a jazz composer and performer in the Charlotte, NC area.

He performs regularly at The Double Door, Blue, and The House of Jazz as well as weddings and private parties in Charlotte and the surrounding area.

In early 2001 Alexander began an association with St. Stephens A.M.E. Zion Church at Unity Place in Gastonia, NC where he participates in Sunday morning services, performs with the Cassell Singers, and works with young instrumentalists in the church.

A graduate of the University of Miami with a Master of Music degree in Jazz Pedagogy, he teaches instrumental music, jazz improvisation at the Northwest School of the Arts in Charlotte, and has several private students.

Alexander was awarded a Regional Artist grant by Charlotte's Arts & Sciences Council in 2000.