Tickets and information are available at. Kids 12 and under are admitted free on the lawn.Īmphitheatre tickets range from $75 to $105 for adults $60 to $90 for kids. Tickets start at $65 for lawn and general admission seating. * Lafayette Suite featuring Walter Smith III & Laurent Coq, 2:50 p.m. * Chick Corea Trio with Christian McBride & Brian Blade, 6:35 p.m. * Pat Martino Organ Trio plus Horns, 4:55 p.m. * Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen, 1:50 p.m. There is also a fine arts and craft fair featuring jewelry, artwork, home decor, artisan clothing and sculptures.įollowing is Sunday’s performance schedule. “We just like listening to all the different groups. “It’s a real good atmosphere,” Carlton McKinnon said. Many people such as Carlton and Charlene McKinnon, from the Buffalo area, bring their own picnics and relax on lounge chairs, beneath tents and umbrellas in the lawn area. In addition to world-class musicians, festival goers may sample a full lineup of Southern-style and gourmet food concessions such as szechuan calamari, lobster mac-and-cheese, seafood jambalaya, pit-roasted pigwiches, ribs and wings, and barbecued chicken. – and Smokey Robinson will take to the main stage at 8:30 p.m. Keyboard virtuoso Chick Corea will be honored with a Walk of Fame star – he also performs at 6:35 p.m. At 19, former child prodigy Joey Alexander wants the focus to be on his music. I’m so glad when your mother woke you up this morning that you didn’t say, C’mon mom. Jazz Friday Calgary: the internationally renowned piano virtuoso Joey. “You gave us the gift of the most extraordinary performance. “The gift is in the giving,” SPAC President and Executive Director Marcia White told Alexander. His trio includes Dan Chmielinski on double bass, and Jeff “Tain” Watts on drums. This one of the greatest venues to see a show.” “There couldn’t have been a better place for him to have a birthday. and then I would just practice it, try new stuff I haven't tried before," he added.“Music flows from him,” said John Lyons, a long-time Jazz Fest attendee from Stoneham, Mass. "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. Listen as the 11-year-old delights the TED crowd with his very special performance of a Thelonious Monk classic. 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. 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. An 11-year-old prodigy performs old-school jazz. "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. A child prodigy since the age of six, Joey first made his mark on the American jazz scene in 2014 when, at just 10 years old, he was invited by Wynton Marsalis to play the Jazz at Lincoln Center’s annual gala that May. "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. One of the great joys of being a jazz listener in these last 10 years has been watching the rise of pianist Joey Alexander. 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. AFP Listening to him play jazz on a piano, few would think that Josiah Alexander Sila is just 12 years old and a nominee for two Grammy awards Monday night. 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. Joey Alexander, a 12-year-old Indonesian jazz pianist, sits at a piano on the main stage of the 'Jazz in Marciac' festival in France, Aug.
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