Billy Childs has emerged as one of the foremost American composers of his era-successfully marrying the musical products of his heritage with the Western neoclassical traditions of the twentieth century in a powerful symbiosis of style, range, and dynamism. A native of Los Angeles, Childs grew up immersed in jazz, classical, and popular music influences. A prodigious talent at the piano earned him public performances by age six, and at 16 he was admitted to the USC Community School of the Performing Arts. By the time of his graduation from USC, Childs was already an in-demand performer in the Los Angeles jazz scene. He embarked on a successful performing and recording tour soon thereafter. Simultaneously with his recording career, Childs has occupied a parallel niche as an in-demand composer. His orchestral and chamber commission credits include Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Leonard Slatkin. Thus far in his career, Childs has garnered 17 Grammy nominations and five awards, including the most recent-a 2015 win for Best Jazz Instrumental Album for his album Rebirth.
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