Alexander McCabe is a saxophonist and composer, originally from Boston, who has been performing in and around the New York City area for the past twenty years. Alexander was a featured soloist with the Ray Charles Orchestra and was an original member, and toured with the Chico O'Farril Afro-Cuban big band.

Alexander has played with George Coleman, Harold Mabern, Clifford Jordan, and Nancie Banks. He's toured the UK and Europe, including the Edinburg and Cork festivals with George Coleman Jr. He's toured Europe and the UK with Tommy Chase. He has recorded extensively with a variety of artists.

Alexander has composed and arranged original music in many styles, from large orchestral pieces to small combos. His original music including music from his two CDs as a leader, The Round and Manhattan Operations, have been used in many films including the documentary Islam in America (2008) and the feature film River of Grass (1994). Alexander has also done collaborative work with director Greg Mottola and others. As a member and songwriter for the popular ska band Mephiskapheles, he performed and toured the US and Europe. Mephiskapheles songs are used in many TV Commercials, and were featured prominently in MTV's The Real Life. Alexander performed with Mephiskapheles and with the techno artist Moby on the soundtrack to the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies. Alexander's musical Common Decency was performed at La Mama in NYC.

Recently, he composed the music for the New York Classical Theater's Classics in Jazz benefit performances directed by Broadway veteran Don Mayo. A CD of this music will be released in 2010. Alexander wrote and played music for Possible Side Effects (2009), a Showtime Network pilot written and directed by Tim Robbins.

If you are a filmmaker, producer or editor and would like access to hear samples of Alexander's film music please contact him using the contact form on this site.