Howard Alexander III

Howie Alexander, who hails from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, grew up in a home filled with jazz, R&B, and funk. Howie began playing piano when he was 15, and 27 years later, with performances with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Poogie Bell, Ciaro, and the likes of Stanley Turrentine on his resume, the Duquesne University graduate performs as sideman or headliner at venues from Pittsburgh to Monaco. He has been a piano instructor at the Afro-American Music Institute since 1994 and now serves as Artistic Director.