Roland Alexander

"LIVE AT THE LENOX LOUNGE"

June, 2018

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New release of the rare live recording of Roland Alexander, American post-bop jazz musician & Taru's father, at the legendary New York City jazz club "Lenox Lounge" recorded LIVE at the beginning of 3rd millennium, 21st Century.

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Ensemble:

Roland Alexander - Tenor Saxophone
Kiane Zawadi - Euphonium
Eric Lewis - Piano
Quentin Franklin - Bass
Taru Alexander - Drums

Produced by Taru Alexander and co-produced by Drake Colley for NUBIAN TONAL SCIENCE, LLC
Photo: c Beuford Smith/Cesaire

Taru part of the international Walt Whitman Project recording in the NYC

March 2018

"In this project, Walt Whitman's poetry gets a fresh twist with a unique blend of preeminent American and Slovak musicians. The poetic verse of an Iconic American poet gets a new and vibrant color being translated into the beautiful and melodic Slovak language by one of Slovakia's poet laureates. This innovative project culminates into an imaginative album project." (credit: Melanie Scholtz)

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Project Ensemble:

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Hanka G - vocal

Robert Pospis - vocal

Nikolaj Nikitin - saxophone

Martin Sillay - guitar

John Peters - organ

Stanley Banks - bass

Taru Alexander - drums

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Album was recorded in The Samurai Hotel Recording Studio in March 2018 and will be released in May, 2018 under the Real Music House label

Recording of Taru's solo album "KoJo Time"

2016

Taru recorded in 2016 album titled "KoJo Time" in legendary Rudy Van Gelder studio in New Jersey released under the JAZZLEADSHEATS.COM label paying tribute to his father, legendary tenor saxophone player Roland Alexander by playing his original compositions.

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The album consists of nine original compositions of Taru's father, Roland Alexander, an American post-bop jazz tenor saxophone player.

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Ensemble:

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Taru Alexander - drums

Don Sickler - trumpet

Elijah Shiffer - tenor saxophone

Benjamin Rosenblum - piano

Marthy Jaffe - bass

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Book PRIVATE LESSONS AND WORKSHOPS with Taru

2018

Interested in learning drums? Want to know more about jazz history, improvisation and how to swing hard on drums? Taru is available for PRIVATE LESSONS and WORKSHOPS tailored to your specific needs. Don't hesitate to book a lesson!