Seven-year-old Agafia Korzun above plays it like she's known it for years. You can find out more about Elisey Mysin here.Ĭhopin's Nocturne No 20 in C sharp minor is one of the composer's most famous and adored pieces. The Russian-born youngster is thought to have been just eight years old when this video was filmed. He blew his audience away with a performance of Mozart's Concerto No 3 in D Major in the city of Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia. Since the above performance, he has taken home the Grand Prix prize at the 1st Grand Piano International Competition for Young Pianists in Moscow (2016), and 2nd prize at the 1st China International Music Competition (2019). Now 19 years old, he is living up to his potential. Incredible! The young Russian performed Liszt's famous 'La Campanella' at the Great Hall of the Moscow State Conservatory One of the best Jazz Artist in today’s scene, Joey keeps busy.Alexander Malofeev was just 13 years old when this was filmed in 2014. Then with summer, things are always outside and, wherever you are, if you get more sun, you’re happier, so I think ‘Summer Rising’ is definitely one of my favorites on the album, and one of the more challenging pieces – it is about how summer brings a sense of joy.” When we get through the winter, spring gives people hope with the promise of warmer weather. When I was writing ‘Autumn,’ like other musicians I was staying home a lot, but I thought this is also a time when we can be more productive as musicians, when we can harvest. “I have come to understand how the seasons affect us. Recorded during the early stages of the Pandemic, Joey set out to turn his frustrations into something positive and hopeful. Hey pays tribute to the seasons with tune such as “Winter Blues,” “Summer Rising,” and “Dear Autumn.” Pianist Joey Alexanders our Artist of the week! His newest album ‘Origin’ is set to release May 20th, 2022 Returning to the studio with the rhythm section from his last album – longtime collaborators Larry Grenadier (bass) and Kendrick Scott (drums) – plus stellar guests Gilad Hekselman on guitar and Chris Potter on saxophones, Alexander also adds new instrumental colors of his own, playing Fender Rhodes for just the second time on record. He cites as influences John Coltrane, Harry Connick Jr., Bill Evans, and Herbie Hancock, and he particularly admires Clifford Brown, Miles Davis, Wynton Marsalis, Brad Mehldau, Lee Morgan, Horace Silver, and McCoy Tyner.įast forward ten years later, and after 5 albums and 3 Grammy nominations, the soon to be 19 year-old (June 25th) is set to release his newest album Origin, on Mack Avenue Label. He later said learning the instrument came naturally to him, and considers his ability “a gift from God”. He learned about jazz by listening to classic albums his father gave him.By age six, he had taught himself to play piano using a miniature electric keyboard his father brought home for him, learning by ear compositions such as Thelonious Monk’s “Well, You Needn’t” and other songs from his father’s jazz collection. He is the nephew of the rock singer Nafa Urbach, and the Indonesian musician and songwriter Alam Urbach. His father was an amateur musician, and both parents were fans of jazz, particularly Louis Armstrong. It couldn’t have been hard to do when receiving encouragement from Herbie Hancock, too.īorn in Bali, Indonesia, Josiah Alexander was born to to parents Denny Sila and Farah Leonora Urbach, who ran an adventure tourism business. I’m sure the parents of Joey Alexander were surprised when he decided, at 9, he would dedicate his entire childhood to jazz. When you ask a young and impressionable 9-year old what they want to be when they “grow up,” you’ll hear the common phrases: an Athlete, Musician, or next social media star (yea, that’s a thing).
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