Billy Childs "Winds of Change" Pays Homage to LA and the American West
His New Album is a Jazz Collaboration With Classical Elements
Billy Childs is a piano prodigy, graduating from USC at the tender age of 16 and immediately entering the jazz scene. He released his first recording in 1985 (Midland) and has continued to build a remarkable body of work as a jazz and classical composer.
Perhaps more so than film or literature, music lovers cling closely to genre labels as a source of personal identity. While most moviegoers see comedy, drama, horror, and adventure films without a second thought, jazz lovers sometimes sniff at at “Swifties” as music fans of a different caste.
Perhaps more so than film or literature, music lovers cling closely to genre labels as a source of personal identity. While most moviegoers see comedy, drama, horror, and adventure films without a second thought, jazz lovers sometimes sniff at at “Swifties” as music fans of a different caste.
Musicians usually give attention to such labels as marketing considerations rather than artistic limitations. As discussed in this space, jazz may be fairly ch…
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