Jovan Alexandre grew up in Wallingford, CT and attended Mark T. Sheehan High School. He studied at the Artists Collective, in Hartford throughout High school. There he was a member of the Jackie Mclean Youth Orchestra under the direction of Rene Mclean. This band in festivals in Hartford, New York, and Boston.
While still in high school, Jovan was named Superior Musician in the Berklee High School Jazz Festival in 2005, 2006, and 2007. He played All-State and All-Eastern Jazz Festivals through out High school. In 2007 he was selected to be part of the Gibson/Baldwin Grammy Jazz Ensemble. He has been fortunate to play with Rene Mclean, Curtis Fuller, Steve Davis, Nat Reeves, Benito Gonzalez, Jimmy Greene, Randy Brecker, James Moody, Eric Mcpherson. Jovan is currently a sophomore at the Jackie Mclean Institute of Jazz at the Hartt School of music in Hartford, CT.
