Alex Marley at the Bijou Theatre

Alex Marley has emerged as a live concert phenomenon performing in Jamaica and across the U.S.A for several years. Born in Kingston, Jamaica Alex’s musical journey began with song writing at age eleven and led him to major in guitar and voice at the Edna Manley College of Visual and Performing Arts. In addition, he studied Mass Communications at the University of the West Indies. Guided by the teachings of Rastafari, Alex is on a musical mission destined to create and spread positive music with a message. Demonstrating his instrumental versatility, Alex is known to give electrifying performances featuring a mix of guitar, percussion drums and bass. On stage Alex’s transcending guitar and percussion solos are representative of personal experience and inspiration of rock legend, Jimi Hendrix. Audiences are engaged by Alex on saxophone, playing foundational tunes such as Rockfort Rock and Swing Easy paying homage to the Skatalites. Alex has a unique style and delivery appealing to the ladies with mellow love tunes, fusing Jazz and Rock with Reggae. Driven to promote social awareness he reaches younger audiences by incorporating energetic hip-hop and poetic dancehall freestyles. Alex finds his roots in music by Bob Marley & sons, Garnett Silk, Jacob Miller, Peter Tosh, Dennis Brown, John Coltrane, Jimi Hendrix, Burning Spear, and also Stevie Wonder.