Billy Childs Quartet with Sean Jones, The Winds of Change

Billy Childs is one of the foremost American composers of his era and one of our most dazzling jazz pianists. As a composer, Childs is a master of two genres: jazz and modern classical music. Between writing violin concertos and chamber music for classical ensembles, he records Grammy-winning jazz albums and plays the world’s leading clubs, concert halls, and festivals with his exceptional jazz groups. This performance welcomes his quartet, featuring internationally recognized trumpeter, composer, educator, and activist Sean Jones.

“As a pianist, he possesses the improvisatory skills and powerful sense of swing one associates with world-class artists… Childs is an inventive composer and arranger whose effort in those areas consistently expands the dimension of the jazz genre – and beyond.” –Los Angeles Times

“When Jones solos, soaring with a gentle strength as his band swells behind him, it’s not just a pretty melody… It’s praise.” – Jazz Times