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Six time Grammy award winner pianist/composer Billy Childs returns to Catalina Jazz Club with his quartet featuring Bob Sheppard on Saxophone, Dan Chmielinski on bass, and Benjamin Ring on drums.8:30pm show
7:00pm doors/dinner
Billy Childs is one of the most critically acclaimed pianists in contemporary jazz and among Americas most awarded and commissioned modern classical composers. He writes music for small and large jazz groups, chamber ensembles, choral groups and symphony orchestras. His albums have earned him 16 Grammy nominations and six Grammy Awards, including, most recently, in 2018 for his album Rebirth, which was named Best Jazz Instrumental Album. His 2014 Grammy winner, Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro paid tribute to one of his earliest and most profound inspirations. Among the distinguished artists Childs has recorded and performed with are Yo-Yo Ma, Renee Fleming, Freddie Hubbard, Wynton Marsalis, Sting, Leonard Slatkin, Dianne Reeves, the Ying Quartet, Joshua Bell, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, Ron Carter, and Chris Botti. His commissions include works for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, The Kronos Quartet, The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, The Los Angeles Master Chorale, The American Brass Quintet, and The Dorian Wind Quintet.Over the years, his awards include the Doris Duke Performing Artist Award (2013), a Guggenheim Fellowship (2009), and the American Academy of Arts and Letters Music Award (2015).
Sale Dates and Times:
Public Onsale : Thu, 21 Nov 2024 at 07:55 PM
Catalina Jazz Club
6725 W. Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028
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Catalina Jazz Club, 6725 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028-7119, United States,Los Angeles, California, Hollywood
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