Listen as the 11-year-old delights the TED crowd with his very special performance of a Thelonious Monk classic. Tickets can be purchased online at /jazzaid. Raised listening to his dads old records, Joey Alexander plays a brand of sharp, modern piano jazz that you likely wouldnt expect to hear from a pre-teenager. The cost is $15 for an individual performance, with a generous portion of ticket sales being donated to World Central Kitchen. 12-year-old Indonesian piano prodigy wows St. Pezzotti released her first studio album, We’ve Only Just Begun, in 2019.Īlexander’s upcoming virtual concert will broadcast live from the Banyan Bowl at Pinecrest Gardens at 8 p.m. When he was presented to the crowd, Joey Alexander could have been mistaken for any youngster playing an intermediate piano recital.
Pezzotti was the winner of the JazzMemes-hosted #WhatTheEllaChallenge, singing along to Alexander’s song, Someone to Watch Over Me. Joining Alexander will be Ashley Pezzotti, a 24 year old graduate of the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, whose jazz career is taking off. At just 17 years old, the young musician has countless accolades under his belt, including a solo performance at the 58th Grammy Awards and a White House performance for the Obamas alongside Wayne Shorter and Esperanza Spalding, as well as an NPR Tiny Desk Concert and a Carnegie Hall debut. A translation of the word 'color' from the Indonesian-born Alexanders native language of Bahasa, Warna showcases his rich harmonic sophistication and lithe improvisational skills. Piano prodigy Joey Alexander is the next featured artist scheduled to perform at ‘JazzAid Live at the Banyan Bowl’ at Pinecrest Gardens. Following four critically acclaimed albums for Motéma Music, 16-year-old piano prodigy Joey Alexander makes his major-label debut with 2020s Warna. and then I would just practice it, try new stuff I haven't tried before," he added.Pinecrest Gardens Presents JazzAid Live at the Banyan Bowl with Teen Piano Prodigy Joey Alexander "I always try to practice my feelings because in this music it's not just technique, it's just the feeling of how you play and the freedom that you can give," said Alexander, who sits at the piano keyboard two to three hours every day.
"Me and my dad would listen these tunes, especially 'Countdown' - it's really hard to play."Īlexander recorded the Coltrane hit song for the album, which will be released on Sept. "I've been hearing them since I was little," he said. (Reuters) - In the first decade of his life, jazz pianist Joey Alexander released his first album and became the youngest person ever to be nominated for a Grammy at age 11. He began teaching himself Thelonious Monk's 1944 jazz standard "Well, You Needn't."Īlexander's new nine-track album features covers from jazz greats such as Billy Strayhorn and John Coltrane. His debut album, My Favorite Things, was released in May. "I'm thankful for the gift that God has given me to play this music that I love."Īlexander started playing the piano at age six when his parents gave him a mini electronic keyboard. At age 12, pianist Joey Alexander has made fans out of some very accomplished fellow jazz musicians. "I don't think I'm a genius," said Alexander, who moved with his family to New York in 2014 to further his musical development. jazz legend's visit to Indonesia, remains modest. But the Bali native, who at the age of eight had impressed Herbie Hancock during the U.S. Now, at 13, Alexander has a second album, "Countdown," which he said shows more exploration. She performed alongside the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Roni Porat. The young Brit is a composer, violinist and pianist, and above she performed Mozart's Piano Concerto K 246, which also includes a cadenza written by Alma herself. In the first decade of his life, jazz pianist Joey Alexander released his first album and became the youngest person ever to be nominated for a Grammy at age 11. Now 16 years of age, Alma Deutscher was just ten years old when this video was recorded back in 2015.
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