Joey Alexander

Born: June 25, 2003

Born on the island of Bali in the city of Denpasar on June 25th, 2003, Joey Alexander first encountered a piano at the age of six, and was immediately able to pick out the melody of Thelonious Monk��s ��Well, You Needn��t�� and other jazz standards from his father��s record collection by ear. His father, an amateur musician, nurtured Joey��s gift for swing and improvisation by introducing him to classic jazz recordings and taking him to jam sessions with seasoned musicians in Bali and Jakarta. From there, his musical intuition flourished, as did his love of playing jazz. Learning by listening, Joey��s early influences include Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans and John Coltrane, and he has a special affinity for trumpet players including Clifford Brown, Lee Morgan, Miles Davis and Wynton Marsalis

Rasmus S?rensen: At The Right Time

by Konstantin Rega
November 15, 2024

Danish-born, New York-based pianist Rasmus Sørensen finds melody as well as fluidity in At The Right Time. This rising jazz star stands alongside other young musicians like Joey Alexander and Fergus McCreadie, exhibiting his ability to craft pieces that have a generous listenability matched by a sophisticated musicality in more freestyle sections. With this release, S?rensen ...

Remembering Quincy Jones: Music Is Like Water

by Ian Patterson
November 7, 2024

Quincy Jones, a giant of popular music culture in the 20th and 21st centuries, died in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 3, He was 91. Though he began his career in the '50s as a jazz trumpeter, Quincy Jones may be best remembered as a highly successful producer, arranger and conductor--hats he wore with ...

Joey Alexander Trio at Chris�� Jazz Caf��

by Victor L. Schermer
March 13, 2024

Joey Alexander Trio Chris' Jazz Caf�� Philadelphia, PA March 8, 2024 All musical genres, and specifically jazz, have produced any number of musicians who blossomed in childhood and already in their teens were performing and competitive with the masters. The greatest historical example of course was Wolfgang Amadeus ...

Continuance

By Joey Alexander

Label: Mack Avenue Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Blue; Why Don't We; Hear Me Now; I Can't Make You Love Me; Zealousy; Great Is Thy Faithfulness; Aliceanna.

Round About Midnight

by Michael Ambrosino
November 15, 2023

Joey Alexander: I Just Happened To Start Early

by Leo Sidran
November 7, 2023

When Joey Alexander made his first appearance in the States nearly a decade ago, it seemed to send a kind of shockwave through the jazz world. He was 10 years old when Wynton Marsalis invited him to travel from his native Indonesia (he was born in Bali but moved to Jakarta to pursue his music) to ...

Joey Alexander: Continuance

by Neil Duggan
November 6, 2023

At some point, even a child prodigy grows up. Now 20 years old, Balinese pianist, Joey Alexander has come long way from the six- year-old exposed to Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk and Bill Evans, the eight-year-old playing in front of Herbie Hancock and the ten-year-old winning improvisation competitions. It may be hard to believe but Continuance ...

Chris Botti, Joey Alexander & Lennie Moore

by Joe Dimino
October 22, 2023

We kick off the 825th Episode of Neon Jazz with prolific composer Lennie Moore and music from his 2023 album Mentors. From there, we hear from a legend whp had a profound influence on his cognition of jazz in Chick Corea. We also hear new material from Joey Alexander, Klas Lindquist, Bobby Zankel and Chris Botti. ...

Origin

By Joey Alexander

Label: Mack Avenue Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Remembering; On the Horizon; Dear Autumn; Winter Blues; Promise of Spring; Summer Rising; Midnight Waves; Angel Eyes; Rise Up; Hesitation.