12 June, 2015Print
"Sophisticated, Dynamic" (NY Times) Pianist Joey Alexander Announces Only NYC Shows This Summer: July 28 + 29 at Jazz Standard
Joey Alexander has announced two nights at the Jazz Standard onJuly 28 and 29 (two sets each night). These are the young breakout star's only NYC shows this summer.
Joey, just 12 years old, made his album debut last month. 'My Favorite Things' was met with a NY Times A1 feature and segments on The Today Show and NBC Nightly News. The album rocketed to #1 on the iTunes and Amazon jazz charts, debuted at #2 on Billboard's Jazz chart and reached #2 on Amazon's overall music chart.
Joey will also perform at the Montreal and Newport Jazz Festivals this summer and will be a featured guest at The Town Hall in October with Wynton Marsalis.
Watch Joey take on John Coltrane's "Giant Steps" here.
Tuesday, July 28th and Wednesday, July 29th
WHO: Joey Alexander Trio
WHERE: Jazz Standard (116 E 27th St, New York, NY)
WHEN: 7:30pm and 9:30pm, both nights
Today Show: http://on.today.com/1JNyJGi
NBC Nightly News: http://nbcnews.to/1B1F8sv
The NY Times: http://nyti.ms/1B1F8J0
"A thoughtful musician as well as a natural one, with a sophisticated harmonic palette and a dynamic sensitivity." -- The New York Times
"Joey Alexander already sounds like a seasoned jazz master." -- Keyboard Magazine
"Too damn talented for words...Seriously, the kid's got skills." -- Buzzfeed
Tour Dates:
06/20 -- Rochester, NY @ Rochester Jazz Festival
06/30 -- Montreal, QC @ Montreal Jazz Festival
07/18 -- Katonah, NY @ Caramoor Jazz Festival#
07/28 -- New York, NY @ Jazz Standard
07/29 -- New York, NY @ Jazz Standard
08/01 -- Newport, RI @ Newport Jazz Festival
08/02 -- Schenectady, NY @ Music Haven Stage
08/10 -- Marciac, FR @ Jazz in Marciac
08/15 -- Rockport, MA @ Shalin Liu Performance Center
09/11 -- Highland Park, IL @ Bennett Hall/Ravinia Festival
10/23 -- New York, NY @ Town Hall*
11/20 -- Cambridge, MA @ Sanders Theatre^
03/11 -- Boca Raton, FL @ Mizner Park Amphitheater
Joey Alexander on the Web:
Website: http://joeyalexandermusic.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Joey.Alexander.music
Twitter: https://twitter.com/_joeyalexander
Hi-res album art, press releases, links, etc:
http://shorefire.com/client/joey-alexander
For more information, contact James Rainis (jrainis@shorefire.com) or Chris Taillie (ctaillie@shorefire.com) at Shore Fire Media, (712) 588-7171.