Billy Childs Quartet

Thu, Jan 11

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows Steve Wilson – saxophones & flute Billy Childs – piano Hans Glawischnig – bass Ari Hoenig – drums “One of the most critically acclaimed pianists in modern jazz” – All About Jazz Renowned pianist and composer Billy Childs leads a sensational quartet with saxophonist Steve Wilson, bassist Hans Glawischnig, and drummer Ari Hoenig. A native of Los Angeles, Childs grew up immersed in jazz, classical, and popular music influences, which he blends in powerful and personal compositional and performing voice. A child prodigy who started performing at age six and studying at USC at 16, he was “discovered” by trumpet legend Freddie Hubbard, with whom he embarked on a successful performing and recording tour. He also recorded and performed with a number of other influential jazz musicians, including J.J. Johnson, Joe Henderson, Wynton Marsalis, Jack DeJohnette, and Dave Holland, among many others, and with such varied artists such as Yo-Yo Ma, Sting, Renee Fleming, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Kronos Quartet. Downbeat reports, “The same creative spirit that’s propelled him from the bands of bop giants as a twenty-something side-player to a composer renowned throughout concert halls and across jazz festival stages remains unhampered.”