One of the ultimate peaks of this year’s edition of the Copenhagen Jazz Festival was undoubtedly the concerts delivered my this very young gentleman. So it is with tremendous pleasure that we hereby invite him back.
The reputation of the sensational child prodigy from Indonesia, the only 11 year jazz piano virtuoso JOEY ALEXANDER, is spreading quickly across the globe. He has already been endorsed by piano legend Herbie Hancock and has been invited to perform with Wynton Marsalis at Lincoln Center in New York. He is an incredibly exciting musician with a wonderful fresh approach to jazz piano playing. The Standard is proud to be the first venue to have presented him live in this part of the world.
Joey Alexander’s official biography:
Born in 2003 on the Island of Bali, Joey was introduced to Jazz at an early age, listening to Louis Armstrong and Harry Connick. Jr. Joey’s musical talents soon came to the fore when he started learning the keyboards at age 6, studying classical music but his tendency was always to swing. Due to the lack of Jazz education where he lived, Joey began playing Jazz piano mostly by ear at age 7. As his parents regularly took him to jam-sessions where senior musicians in Bali would ask Joey to join, his love of playing Jazz and musical intuition grew.
At 8, the family moved to the city of Jakarta, for Joey to learn and experience more jazz. A sacrifice that allowed him to progress. Not long after that, Joey was invited by UNESCO in Jakarta to play solo piano for the Jazz legend Herbie Hancock. For Joey, the experience marked the start of further explorations in this true American Art. He would point out that everything he listens to directs his musical development in some way. However, he would certainly include Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock and John Coltrane. He also has a special affinity to trumpet players such as Clifford Brown, Lee Morgan and Wynton Marsalis.
By age 9, he already played in Jazz festivals and major Jazz events overseas. In June 2013, Joey brought home Grand Prix Award after winning Master-Jam festival-contest in Odessa, Ukraine, participated by 43 talented Jazz pros from 17 countries. The story about Joey has been written by major media in big part of Asia, famous jazz magazine in Moscow and The Good News with The Ellen DeGeneres show. Recently, Joey made a successful debut appearance at the International Java Jazz Festival with his trio and was recognised by the founder of the festival. Now at 10, he is invited by Mr. Wynton Marsalis to perform at Jazz at Lincoln Center with JALC on May 1 for a Gala Concert. Recently, Joey connected with famous Danish Jazz Pianist/Composer/Producer, Mr. Niels Lan Doky who invited Joey to perform at his high profile Jazz club in Copenhagen, Denmark, The Standard. Another great honour to work under a well-seasoned musician. Jazz has become spiritual to Joey and he thanks the Lord for his musical talent which he intends to share it with the world. Also for the young generation to get into Jazz
En af de ultimative højdepunkter ved dette års Copenhagen Jazz Festival var uden tvivl koncerterne med denne meget unge herre. Så det er med kæmpe glæde at vi hermed atter byder ham velkommen.
Rygterne om det sensationelle vidunderbarn fra Indonesien, den kun 11 årige jazz piano virtuos JOEY ALEXANDER, spreder sig hurtigt i hele verden. Han er allerede blevet opdaget af piano legenden Herbie Hancock og er blevet inviteret til at optræde med Wynton Marsalis på Lincoln Center i New York. Han er en utrolig spændende musiker med en vidunderlig frisk tilgang til jazz klaverspil. The Standard er stolt af at være det første spillested der har præsenterer ham live i denne del af verden.
Joey Alexanders officielle biografi:
Født i 2003 på øen Bali. Joey blev introduceret til Jazz i en tidlig alder, og startede med at lytte til Louis Armstrong og Harry Connick . Jr. Joeys musikalske talenter trådte tydeligt frem, da han begyndte at lære at spille keyboards i en alder af 6. Han startede med at studere klassisk musik, men hans tendens var altid at ville swinge. På grund af mangel på muligheder for Jazz uddannelse, hvor han boede, begyndte Joey som 7 årig at spille jazz klaver, for det meste efter gehør. Hans forældre tog ham jævnligt med til jam -sessions, hvor Balis førende musikere inviterede Joey til at spille med. Hans kærlighed til jazz og musikalske intuition voksede hastigt derefter.
Da han var 8 år , flyttede familien til byen Jakarta, så Joey kunne lære og opleve mere jazz. Et vigtigt skridt, som tillod ham at udvikle sig ydereligere. Ikke længe efter, blev Joey inviteret af UNESCO i Jakarta til at at spille solo klaver for Jazz legenden Herbie Hancock. For Joey markerede denne oplevelse starten på en dybere opdagelsesrejse i denne amerikanske kunstart. Joey minder altid om, at alt, hvad han hører påvirker hans musikalske udvikling på en eller anden måde. Dog betragter han Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock og John Coltrane som særligt væsentlige inspirationskilder. Han har også et særligt tilhørsforhold til trompetister som Clifford Brown , Lee Morgan og Wynton Marsalis .
I en alder af 9 år, havde han allerede spillet på Jazz festivaler og til store Jazz arrangementer i udlandet. I juni 2013 vandt Joey Grand Prix Award efter at have vundet Master Jam festival konkurrencen i Odessa, Ukraine , hvor 43 talentfulde professionelle jazz musikere deltog fra 17 lande. Historien om Joey er blevet skrevet af store medier i store dele af Asien, af et berømt jazz magasin i Moskva og fortalt på The Good News i The Ellen DeGeneres Show. For nylig havde Joey’s trio en vellykket debut på den internationale Java Jazz Festival, og han blev anerkendt af festivallens grundlægger. Nu i en alder af 10 år er han blevet inviteret af Wynton Marsalis til at spille på Jazz at Lincoln Center i New York den 1. maj til en gallakoncert med The Jazz at Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. Og for nylig fik Joey kontakt med berømte danske jazzpianist / komponist / producer, Niels Lan Doky , der inviterede Joey til at spille på sin højt profilerede Jazz klub i København, Danmark, The Standard. Endnu en stor ære at komme til at arbejde under en højt etableret og erfaren musiker. Jazz har fået en åndelig dimension for Joey, og han takker Herren for sit musikalske talent, som han agter at dele det med omverden og bruge til at bidrage til at få ny unge generationer til at interessere sig for Jazz.
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