The Indiana Arts Council presents:
Howie Alexander
featuring the Community Youth Choir
April 12, 2025
7:00pm
$20 general admission
$10 for students (ages 5-16)
$35 VIP seats
VIP includes front section seats, a private concert and meet & greet before the show, and appetizers and beverages at the reception. Reception 6pm-6:45pm
With a sprawling repertoire that ranges from jazz and gospel to funk and blues, Howie Alexander’s live performances as both sideman and headliner have taken him from Pittsburgh to Monaco.
About Howie Alexander:
Howie Alexander hails from Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, and he 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. His repertoire is vast, from jazz and gospel, to funk and blues. He recently composed a silent film suite, a lost art, to accompany the Oscar Micheaux 1920 film, WITHIN OUR GATES, at the Black Bottom Film Festival. Howard Alexander is the 2024 B.U.I.L.D. Artist-in-Residence at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center/Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival.
About the Community Youth Choir:
The Community Youth Choir is created by and sponsored by Whole Unity Inc. Whole Unity is dedicated to serving the community, with a particular emphasis on people of color. Their mission is to foster an inclusive environment and offer services that are tailored to the needs of our community. They celebrate the contributions of Black and Brown artists by promoting cultural expression through music. Creating spaces for showcasing their talents is a powerful way to promote diversity and inclusivity in our communities.