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Joey Alexander
Joey Alexander (born Joey Alexander Sila; June 25, 2003) is a jazz pianist from Indonesia and is considered a child prodigy. He released his first album, "My Favorite Things" on May 12, 2015, at age 11. 〔 Alexander taught himself to play jazz at age six,〔 and has performed for such people as Herbie Hancock and Bill Clinton. In 2014, Wynton Marsalis invited Alexander to play at the Jazz at Lincoln Center's 2014 gala, which made him an "overnight sensation", according to ''The New York Times''. Alexander won the Grand Prix at the 2013 Master-Jam Fest, and performed at the Montreal International Jazz Festival and the Newport Jazz Festival in 2015.
Alexander is the first Indonesian act ever to chart an album on the US main album chart Billboard 200. "My Favorite Things" debuted and peaked at #174 on the week ending May 30, 2015.
==Early life==
Joey Alexander Sila was born in Bali, Indonesia, to parents Denny and Fara Sila, who ran an adventure tourism business. His father was an amateur musician, and both parents were fans of jazz music, particularly the works of Louis Armstrong. Alexander 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 like Thelonious Monk's "Well, You Needn't" and other songs from his father's jazz collection.〔 Alexander later said learning the instrument came naturally for him;〔 his parents, who are Christians, consider his talent "a gift from God".〔 Alexander considers Monk, John Coltrane, Harry Connick, Jr., Bill Evans and Herbie Hancock among his main musical influences, and also particularly admires Clifford Brown, Miles Davis, Wynton Marsalis, Brad Mehldau, Lee Morgan, Horace Silver and McCoy Tyner.〔〔
Due to the unavailability of formal jazz training where he grew up,〔 Alexander began playing in jam sessions with experienced musicians in Bali and Jakarta,〔〔 where his family moved after disbanding their tourism business so Alexander could live near Indonesia's top jazz musicians.〔 Alexander played for Hancock at age 8 when he was visiting Jakarta as a UNESCO goodwill ambassador. Hancock told Alexander he believed in him, and Alexander later described that as "the day I decided to dedicate my childhood to jazz".〔〔 At age 9, Alexander won the Grand Prix at the 2013 Master-Jam Fest, an all-ages jazz music competition in Odessa, Ukraine, which included 43 musicians from 17 nations.〔〔 Alexander and his family moved to New York City in 2014.〔
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