Lesher Center Presents HEADLINERS
Brought to you by Diablo Regional Arts Association
May 6, 2022
Over the past six years, 18-year-old Joey Alexander has become the most brilliantly precocious talent in jazz history--a renowned festival and concert-hall headliner; the youngest jazz musician ever nominated for a Grammy Award; and a media favorite who has earned a profile on 60 Minutes, a front-page profile in The New York Times, The Today Show, CNN, and other premier coverage. Early on in Alexander's ascent, the trumpeter and Jazz at Lincoln Center leader Wynton Marsalis said that "there has never been anyone ... who could play like that at his age." Marsalis, who essentially "discovered" Alexander via his YouTube videos, then invited him to New York to perform for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Gala.
~~~~~~~~
Championed by Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, and Wynton Marsalis, Joey Alexander is the brightest light in jazz piano - a bona fide star whose expressive range and musical maturity confounds the stereotypical definition of a jazz prodigy. Since his U.S. debut four years ago at the Jazz at Lincoln Center gala, the Bali-born Alexander has rocketed to stardom via a performance on the 2016 GRAMMY awards, a feature segment on 60 Minutes, an appearance on the Today show, a TED conference, and a performance with Wayne Shorter and Esperanza Spalding at the White House in celebration of International Jazz Day.
show less
Brought to you by Diablo Regional Arts Association
May 6, 2022
Over the past six years, 18-year-old Joey Alexander has become the most brilliantly precocious talent in jazz history--a renowned festival and concert-hall headliner; the youngest jazz musician ever nominated for a Grammy Award; and a media favorite who has earned a profile on 60 Minutes, a front-page profile in The New York Times, The Today Show, CNN, and other premier coverage. Early on in Alexander's ascent, the trumpeter and Jazz at Lincoln Center leader Wynton Marsalis said that "there has never been anyone ... who could play like that at his age." Marsalis, who essentially "discovered" Alexander via his YouTube videos, then invited him to New York to perform for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Gala.
~~~~~~~~
Championed by Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, and Wynton Marsalis, Joey Alexander is the brightest light in jazz piano - a bona fide star whose expressive range and musical maturity confounds the stereotypical definition of a jazz prodigy. Since his U.S. debut four years ago at the Jazz at Lincoln Center gala, the Bali-born Alexander has rocketed to stardom via a performance on the 2016 GRAMMY awards, a feature segment on 60 Minutes, an appearance on the Today show, a TED conference, and a performance with Wayne Shorter and Esperanza Spalding at the White House in celebration of International Jazz Day.
Lesher Center Presents HEADLINERS
Brought to you by Diablo Regional Arts Association
May 6, 2022
Over the past six years, 18-year-old Joey Alexander has become the most brilliantly precocious talent in jazz history--a renowned festival and concert-hall headliner; the youngest jazz musician ever nominated for a Grammy Award; and a media favorite who has earned a profile on 60 Minutes, a front-page profile in The New York Times, The Today Show, CNN, and other premier coverage. Early on in Alexander's ascent, the trumpeter and Jazz at Lincoln Center leader Wynton Marsalis said that "there has never been anyone ... who could play like that at his age." Marsalis, who essentially "discovered" Alexander via his YouTube videos, then invited him to New York to perform for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Gala.
~~~~~~~~
Championed by Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, and Wynton Marsalis, Joey Alexander is the brightest light in jazz piano - a bona fide star whose expressive range and musical maturity confounds the stereotypical definition of a jazz prodigy. Since his U.S. debut four years ago at the Jazz at Lincoln Center gala, the Bali-born Alexander has rocketed to stardom via a performance on the 2016 GRAMMY awards, a feature segment on 60 Minutes, an appearance on the Today show, a TED conference, and a performance with Wayne Shorter and Esperanza Spalding at the White House in celebration of International Jazz Day.
read more
Brought to you by Diablo Regional Arts Association
May 6, 2022
Over the past six years, 18-year-old Joey Alexander has become the most brilliantly precocious talent in jazz history--a renowned festival and concert-hall headliner; the youngest jazz musician ever nominated for a Grammy Award; and a media favorite who has earned a profile on 60 Minutes, a front-page profile in The New York Times, The Today Show, CNN, and other premier coverage. Early on in Alexander's ascent, the trumpeter and Jazz at Lincoln Center leader Wynton Marsalis said that "there has never been anyone ... who could play like that at his age." Marsalis, who essentially "discovered" Alexander via his YouTube videos, then invited him to New York to perform for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Gala.
~~~~~~~~
Championed by Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, and Wynton Marsalis, Joey Alexander is the brightest light in jazz piano - a bona fide star whose expressive range and musical maturity confounds the stereotypical definition of a jazz prodigy. Since his U.S. debut four years ago at the Jazz at Lincoln Center gala, the Bali-born Alexander has rocketed to stardom via a performance on the 2016 GRAMMY awards, a feature segment on 60 Minutes, an appearance on the Today show, a TED conference, and a performance with Wayne Shorter and Esperanza Spalding at the White House in celebration of International Jazz Day.
show less
Date/Times:
Lesher Center for the Arts
1 Upcoming Events
1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
The Best Events
Every Week in Your Inbox
From Our Sponsors
UPCOMING EVENTS
Great suggestion! We'll be in touch.
Event reviewed successfully.