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William Edward Childs (born March 8, 1957) is an American composer, jazz pianist, arranger and conductor from Los Angeles, California, United States. [1] [2] Early life. When he was 16, Childs attended the Community School of the Performing Arts sponsored by the University of Southern California.
Billy's latest CD features an all-star quartet that elevates group improvisation to new heights of interactive virtuosity.
Billy 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 ...
Dec 21, 2020 · Grammy® award winning pianist Billy Childs first heard Gershwin’s “It Never Entered My Mind" standard from his dear late friend Mulgrew Miller at a small Gle...
Billy Childs: The Winds of Change album review — exhilarating. The pianist leads a sharp-edged quartet in a set inspired by his experience of growing up in Los Angeles. Pianist Billy Childs ©...
Billy Childs has emerged as one of the foremost American composers of his era, perhaps the most distinctly American composer since Aaron Copland—and like Copland, he has successfully married the musical products of his heritage with the Western neoclassical traditions of the 20th century in a powerful symbiosis of style, range, and dynamism.
William Edward Childs is an American composer, jazz pianist, arranger and conductor from Los Angeles, California, United States.
