Alex is actively involved in jazz education, has taught at the Eastman School of Music, and is the Coordinator of
Jazz Studies at the Bayview Music Festival. Below are several of his research papers:

Developing Communication and a Musical Vocabulary in Small-Group
Jazz:The Miles Davis Quintet, 1956

Metamorphosis: The Miles Davis Quintet and the evolution of “My Funny Valentine”

Applying Twelve-Tone Constructions in a Standard Jazz Improvisation Setting:
“All The Tones You Are”

A Life in Jazz: An Interview With Trumpet Great Louis Smith Part 1 of 4
Interviewed By Alex Graham, November 22, 2004