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Billy Childs

Born: March 8, 1957

illy Childs has emerged as one of the foremost American composers of his era, perhaps the most distinctly American composer since Aaron Copland – for like Copland, he has successfully married the musical products of his heritage with the Western neoclassical traditions of the twentieth century in a powerful symbiosis of style, range, and dynamism.

A native of Los Angeles, Childs grew up immersed in jazz, classical, and popular music influences. A prodigious talent at the piano earned him public performances by age six, and at sixteen he was admitted to the USC Community School of the Performing Arts, going on to earn a Bachelor of Music degree in Composition under the tutelage of Robert Linn and Morten Lauridsen.

Triumvirate

By Billy Childs

Label: Mack Avenue Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: One Fleeting Instant; Carefree; Like Father Like Son; Heroes; Whisper Not; Ask Me Now; Lazy Afternoon; Flamenco Sketches.

Aubrey Johnson, Chris Potter, Don Ellis, and Others

by Jerome Wilson
July 8, 2026

This episode features recent music by Aubrey Johnson and Chris Potter alongside more off-the-beaten-path fare by Don Ellis and Mulatu Astatke.Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Mavis Pan “Black Sky" from Rising (Self-Produced) 1:02 Jenny ...

Brad Goode, Michael Dease, Charles Chen, Sarah Sharp and more

by Benjamin Boddie
June 25, 2026

Streaming on demand with today's music by Brad Goode Quintet, Michael Dease Big Band, Charles Chen, Sarah Sharp, Reid Hoyson Project, Ben Patterson, Jun Iida, Suzanne Pittson, Bevan Manson, Leigh Pilzer, Mike Eckroth Mina's Messengers, David Penn, Nat Reeves, Emmet Cohen, Reggie Pryor & Jeremy Monteiro, Chick Corea, Royce Campbell & Tony Nalker, Joe Syrian Motor ...

Helen Sung, Le Boeuf Brothers, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, Carolyn Lee Jones and more

by Benjamin Boddie
June 18, 2026

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Helen Sung Big Band, Le Boeuf Brothers, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, Carolyn Lee Jones, Reid Hoyson Project, Tristan Cappel, Lou Marini And The Italian Groovers, Anthony Caceres, Fuller Sound, Tumbao Bravo With Paul Vornhagen, Billy Childs, Ted Chubb, Chris Aschman, Gergana Velinova, New Jazz Underground, Erica Von Kleist, Emmet ...

Classics from Mingus, Della Reese, Ted Curson, and others; New music from Nat Reeves, David Sanchez, Eliane Elias, and others

by David W. Daniels
June 16, 2026

In addition to the artists named in the title, this week's Exploration includes classic jazz from Stanley Turrentine, Kenny Dorham, Yusef Lateef, and others. Also, music from albums yet to be released by David Sanchez and Larry Goldings. Birthday recognition for Tina Brooks, Alex Sipiagin, Geri Allen, and others.Playlist Dominik Kisiel “Space" from Exploration ...

Billy Childs: Triumvirate

by Neil Duggan
June 9, 2026

Billy Childs earned a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Album for his 2023 release The Winds Of Change (Mack Avenue Records). Triumvirate arrives as the follow-up. Accolades are not unusual for Childs. He holds six Grammys in total, along with numerous nominations, reflecting his exceptionally high standards both as a jazz pianist and classical composer.

Jacques Lesure, Lakecia Benjamin, Emmet Cohen, Carlos Henriquez and more

by Benjamin Boddie
June 3, 2026

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Jacques Lesure, Lakecia Benjamin, Emmet Cohen, Malene Mortensen & Christian Sands, Vladimir Redzic, Jan Harbeck Quartet, Carlos Henriquez, Charlie Wood, JabFung, Malcolm Strachan, Andrew Moorhead, Altin Sencalar, Russ Spiegel, Javon Jackson, Eva Cortes, Virginia MacDonald, New Jazz Underground, Faye Carol, Chris Hazelton, Ben Markley Big Band, Charles Ruggiero, Billy Childs, ...

Four new releases including Chick Corea's last concert, Chris Hazelton, The Sistering and Billy Childs

by George Graham
June 3, 2026

Four new releases, including the last concert by Chick Corea , organist Chris Hazelton , the vocal quartet The Sistering and Pianist Billy ChildsPlaylist Chick Corea “Armando's Rumba/It Could Happen to You/Overjoyed" from Forever Yours--The Farewell Performance (Candid) 15:06 Chris Hazelton “Summer in Central Park" from In Rotation (Cellar) 8:04 Chris Hazelton “Paris of ...

Rachelle Garniez, Virginia MacDonald, Jeff Lederer, Matt White's Dolly Parton Tribute, Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
June 1, 2026

This broadcast includes new music from Rachelle Garniez, Virginia MacDonald, Jeff Lederer, Matt White and Julia Keefe, with birthday shoutouts to Jackie Cain, Ken Peplowski, Fats Waller, Rosemary Clooney, Jan Leder, Yoko Miwa, Cynthia Sayer, Sheryl Bailey, Carmen Souza, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy their music so ...