This cookie is set by the provider bidr.io. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Orange Coast: Do you make a lot of decisions that way–spontaneously?Īlexander: Yes! Just like when I do my music. Orange Coast: If you had to choose, beach or Disneyland?Īlexander: I will decide when I get there. Will you have any time for sightseeing while you’re here? Orange Coast: We have fantastic beaches in Orange County and Disneyland is just up the road from the Irvine Barclay in Anaheim.
Orange Coast: You’ve also played for some distinguished people, President Barack Obama, for one.Īlexander: It was really a great honor for me to be there, meeting him and playing for him. Wynton Marsalis, Herbie Hancock … it’s really a blessing for me to meet them and have a chance to play with them. Orange Coast: What is it like to share the stage with some of the best artists?Īlexander: I’ve had great opportunities. Orange Coast: What’s the best thing about jazz music for you?Īlexander: The thing I love about jazz is the feeling of swing and improvisation. Orange Coast: Can you describe what it’s like to play a song by ear? How something goes in your ears and comes out your fingertips?Īlexander: I can’t really demonstrate it. Orange Coast: And you watched YouTube videos to learn?Īlexander: Yes, YouTube and a lot of improvisation. I remember my dad got me a piano when I was 7. Do you remember what that process of discovery was like?Īlexander: I don’t really remember exactly. Orange Coast: Your debut album is called “My Favorite Things.” What are some of your favorite things in life?Īlexander: I’ve got a lot of favorite things: the music I’m playing, my parents, the musicians I’m playing with, my friends. Few prodigies, though, have his capacity to express feeling through improvisation.Īlexander will come to the Irvine Barclay Theatre in September, right after the release of his second album, “Countdown.” The young teenager spoke with me from his home in New York City, where I could hear him fiddling with a few piano keys as he dutifully answered my questions. More formal training followed and Alexander’s progress was so rapid, he was hailed a prodigy. He was able to pick out Thelonious Monk tunes by ear. He’s been nominated for a Grammy Award and praised by the likes of Wynton Marsalis and Herbie Hancock.Īt 6, inspired by father’s extensive album collection, Alexander taught himself to play jazz on an electronic keyboard. He’s taken his Joey Alexander Trio around the world, jamming from Tel Aviv to Montreal, Prague to Abu Dhabi.
Joey Alexander is an accomplished jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader from the Indonesian island of Bali.
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