But playing jazz, with its swing feel and improvisation, is also a lot of fun when you’re Joey Alexander. And in between acclaimed performances at venues like Lincoln Center, the White House, the Newport Jazz Festival and Monterey Jazz Festival, Alexander still makes some time for kids’ stuff - swimming, movies and playing with friends, he said. One of the finest pianists of his generation, having recorded thirteen albums as a leader, Joey Calderazzo has traveled the road from child prodigy to. Of course, just having turned 13, fun is important. His second album, “Countdown,” is due out next month and includes his original “City Lights,” which wowed on the Grammy broadcast (and earned a standing ovation from the luminaries in attendance).Īfter jamming with Chick Corea recently, the legendary pianist told him “Keep the fun, always” - a piece of advice he’s held on to tightly. “But at the age of 12, you almost think, you know, I might even believe in reincarnation, perhaps.”
“At any age, his language is pretty special,” Marsalis said of Alexander earlier this year in “60 Minutes” profile of the young pianist. A Detroit native, Robinson became famous as a child prodigy in the. To be clear: Alexander is not a novelty act or just a cute kid behind a piano - his formidable, freewheeling interpretations, original compositions and show-stopping performances would be blowing people’s hair back even if he were a grown man. Frank Isaac Robinson (born December 28, 1938), known in his early musical career as Sugar Chile Robinson, is an American jazz pianist and singer. “Wayne Shorter taught me to be different and free.”
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“I learned from Wynton Marsalis how to become a good leader, a serious musician and go deeper in my playing,” Alexander said via email this week. A piano prodigy from birth, Cheryl Ann Spencer has always loved music having grown up in a home that was constantly filled with it.
We spoke to the jazz pianist, who opened up on the source of inner strength that helps her stay composed and ever ready to scale the next stage of life. Two years ago, his family moved to New York so Alexander could pursue jazz. CHERYL ANN SPENCER has made many key changes in her life. Gruv Kid includes a cover of Wonder’s Do I Do, and the musician’s influence is palpable across the album’s 11 tracks, with easygoing arrangements that foreground Schultz’s jazz piano. YouTube videos of his performances went viral and caught the attention of the jazz world, making a fan out of Marsalis - who has become a mentor alongside other contemporary jazz greats. Alexander played for Herbie Hancock when the jazz legend was on a good will trip to Jakarta and won an all-ages competition in Europe when he was 9.
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