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Joey Alexander at SFJAZZ Center
Courtesy of Bandsintown | Posted on June 12, 2022
Where
SFJAZZ Center
201 Franklin Street
San Francisco, CA
Map
866.920.5299
When
Thu, July 7, 2022
7:30 pm
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Musicians
Joey Alexander
pianoAbout
Mentored by Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, and Wynton Marsalis, Joey Alexander is the brightest light in jazz piano – a young star whose expressive range and musical maturity at age 18 confounds the stereotypical definition of a jazz prodigy. He returns with music from his fifth album and 2020 Verve Records debut, WARNA, along with his string of 2021 singles “SALT,” “Under the Sun,” and “Summer Rising” backed by a superlative trio. Since his U.S. debut in 2014 at the Jazz at Lincoln Center gala, the Bali-born pianist has rocketed to stardom via a performance on the 2016 GRAMMY awards, a feature segment on 60 Minutes, and a performance with Wayne Shorter and Esperanza Spalding at the White House in celebration of International Jazz Day...