Alexander was born and raised in Minsk, Belarus. His musical talent became

obvious at an early age, and he was greatly inspired by Michel Legran’s “The

Sherbourne Umbrellas”. At only 5 years old he started to perform the melodies and

popular songs from feature films. At 7, Alexander began attending musical school

and learning classical piano. He was greatly inspired by classical music, especially

by the works of Johann Sebastian Bach. Eventually, Alexander’s interest shifted

towards pop music and jazz, and his inspiration by modern French composers

Michel Legran and Francis Lay led him to studying music professionally.

He was accepted to Jazz Department at Minsk’s Music Academy, and at the time, his

idols were Winton Kelly, Tommy Flanagan, Kenny Barron, Bill Evans, Bob James and

Dave Gruzin.

In 1989 Alexander moved to Israel and completed his bachelor’s degree in Jazz

Piano at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. Upon graduation, Alexander

performed as a solo pianist, as well as a part of various musical orchestras. He

resides in Toronto since 200 and performs as a solo pianist along with jazz and

blues orchestras, teaches piano and musical theory.