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Billy Childs

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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.

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Article: Album Review

NYO Jazz: Live in Johannesburg

Read "Live in Johannesburg" reviewed by Jack Bowers


In the summer of 2024, trumpeter/music director Sean Jones and Carnegie Hall's prodigious NYO (National Youth Orchestra) packed their bags and headed overseas for a tour of South Africa, pausing at one of that country's historic landmarks, the Market Theatre, on July 26-28 to present three days of impressive concert performances that thankfully were taped and ...

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Article: Album Review

Larry Goldings: I Will

Read "I Will" reviewed by Joshua Weiner


Larry Goldings is best known as an organist with a particular gift for bass lines, as exhibited on high-profile releases such as the Grammy-winning Trio Beyond--Saudades with Jack DeJohnette and John Scofield (ECM, 2007). Nevertheless, he trained as a classical pianist and has stuck to the 88's for several recordings, including well-regarded work with Jim Hall ...

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Article: Live Review

Billy Childs Quartet at the Newman Center

Read "Billy Childs Quartet at the Newman Center" reviewed by Geoff Anderson


Billy Childs Quartet Newman Center Denver, CO February 1, 2025 Billy Childs is equally at home in both the jazz and classical worlds. He has worked with prestigious ensembles such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and served as president of Chamber Music America, among ...

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Article: Album Review

Roxana Amed: Becoming Human

Read "Becoming Human" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


La vocalist Argentina Roxana Amed torna a incidere con i partner a lei più affini, quelli con cui ha registrato i primi album negli Stati Uniti: il pianista Martin Bejerano, il sassofonista, clarinettista e arrangiatore Mark Small, il bassista Edward Perez e il batterista Ludwig Afonso. Al cast s'è unito il trombonista Kendall Moore che ha ...

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Article: Play This!

Grégory Privat: Zig Zagriyen and Phoenix

Read "Grégory Privat: Zig Zagriyen and Phoenix" reviewed by Scott Lichtman


If you are looking to explore pianists with chops and compositional flair that deserve broader attention, add Grégory Privat to your playlist. Born in Martinique, he was nominated early in his career for “Jazz Revelation of the Year" in France's equivalent of the Grammys. His work spans modern swing, scored/chamber jazz, solo piano and electric fusion. ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five with Pianist / Composer Joe Elefante

Read "Take Five with Pianist / Composer Joe Elefante" reviewed by AAJ Staff


About Joe Elefante: Joe has traveled 4 continents playing and conducting jazz and musical theater. Joe founded the Joe Elefante Big Band in 2001, which was the house band at Cecil's Jazz Club for three years, and was featured on ABC's Nightline and in the Wall Street Journal. He was named a Jazz Ambassador by the ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Sarah Hanahan, Samara Joy, Jenny Scheinman, Mavis Pan, Dwayne Clemons, Tania Grubbs, Diane Marino & More

Read "Sarah Hanahan, Samara Joy, Jenny Scheinman, Mavis Pan, Dwayne Clemons, Tania Grubbs, Diane Marino & More" reviewed by Mary Foster Conklin


This broadcast includes new releases from Sarah Hanahan, Samara Joy, Jenny Scheinman, Mavis Pan, Dwayne Clemons, Bill Charlap, Tania Grubbs and Diane Marino, with birthday shoutouts to Lakecia Benjamin, blues foremothers Victoria Spivey (Got The Blues So Bad) and Nellie Lutcher (He's A Real Gone Guy), vocalists Amy London, Anita O'Day, Esperanza Spalding, Laura Nyro and ...

Article: Album Review

Nicola Caminiti: Vivid Tales of a Blurry Self​-​Portrait

Read "Vivid Tales of a Blurry Self​-​Portrait" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


È un debutto da leader impressionante quello del sassofonista Nicola Caminiti che sta ottenendo riconoscimenti dalla stampa specializzata statunitense ed europea. Siciliano di nascita e formazione, Caminiti s'è diplomato nel 2015 al conservatorio di Messina, ha proseguito gli studi alla Manhattan School of Music dove ha conseguito il Bachelor's of Music in sassofono Jazz nel 2019 ...

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Article: Album Review

Devin Daniels Quintet: LesGo!

Read "LesGo!" reviewed by Joshua Weiner


Devin Daniels is an up-and-coming Los Angeles-based alto saxophonist whose debut album, Trio Exposition, dropped in 2022 on The Village label. Having toured with Herbie Hancock and played at an all-star tribute to Wayne Shorter at the Hollywood Bowl in the summer of 2023, it would seem that his star is rapidly rising. This new album, ...


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