THE warmth of the music of renowned Jamaican jazz pianist Monty Alexander will heat up the cold winter night on Capital Hill this New Year’s Eve as the top musician gets ready to perform at Washington, DC’s finest jazz and supper club.

Alexander will perform at the historic Blues Alley from this Sunday, December 26 through New Year’s Eve December 31.

Blues Alley, the nation’s oldest continuing jazz supper club founded in 1965, will present a special Caribbean night on Wednesday, December 29.

Alexander has the distinction of being named one of the greatest piano players in jazz. The Kingston-born musician has performed with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Ray Brown, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Clark Terry, Quincy Jones, Ernest Ranglin, Barbara Hendricks, Bill Cosby, Bobby McFerrin, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare and on the Concrete Jungle, The Music of Bob Marley collection over his five decade-long career.

He has recorded over 60 albums to date and is set to mark his 50th year in the music industry with a new album next year. His 1976 Montreux (Switzerland) Jazz Festival performance with drummer Jeff Hamilton and bassist John Clayton has become one of the most celebrated live recordings in contemporary jazz. Alexander’s most recent albums on the Telarc label include trio sessions, such as Impressions in Blue, and the live concert recording Goin’ Yard. His release on Chesky is Calypso Blues — a tribute to his hero, Nat King Cole.