Joey Alexander

Artist:  Joey Alexander
Birth Name:  Josiah Alexander Sila
Born:  June 25, 2003.  Bali Indonesia
Genre:  Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Straight-Ahead Jazz
Occupation:  Musician
Instruments:  Piano

Joey Alexander is an Indonesian Jazz Pianist and child prodigy.  He  taught himself at age six to play piano by listening to albums by Lois Armstrong, Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans and others.  He released his first album, My Favorite Things, on May 12,2015, at age 11.  He has performed for Herbie Hancock, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.  In 2014, Wynton Marsalis invited him to play at the Jazz at Lincoln Center's 2014 Gala, which made him an "Overnight Sensation", according to The New York Times.  He won the Grand Prix at the 2013 Master-Jam Fest, and performed at the Montreal and Newport Jazz Festivals in 2015.

Title:  Countdown  (2016)
Genre:  Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Straight-Ahead Jazz
Label:  Motema Music
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  City Lights  (5:45)
 2.  Sunday Waltz  (5:23)
 3.  Countdown  (11:09)
 4.  Smile  (4:50)
 5.  Maiden Voyage (feat. Chris Potter)  (11:56)
 6.  Criss Cross  (5:05)
 7.  Chelsea Bridge  (7:14)
 8.  For Wee Folks  (6:28)
 9.  Soul Dreamer  (5:42)

Personnel:

Joey Alexander:  Piano
Larry Grenadier:  Bass on Tracks:  3-6, 8, 9
Dan Chmielinski:  Bass on Tracks:  1, 2, 7
Ulysses Owens Jr.:   Drums
Chris Potter:  Soprano Saxophone on Track 5

Countdown is the second studio album by Joey Alexander, was released on September 9, 2016 by Motema Music, featuring Chris Potter.