Joey Alexander

In this Indonesian name, there is no family name. The name Sila is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Joey Alexander.
Joey Alexander
Alexander in 2017
Alexander in 2017
Background information
Birth nameJosiah Alexander Sila
Born (2003-06-25) 25 June 2003 (age 21)
Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentPiano
Years active2012–present
LabelsMotéma, Verve, Mack Avenue Records
Websitejoeyalexandermusic.today

Josiah Alexander Sila[1] (born 25 June 2003),[2] known professionally as Joey Alexander, is an Indonesian jazz pianist. He became the first Indonesian musician to perform on the Grammy Awards as well as to chart on Billboard 200 when his album My Favorite Things debuted at number 174 and then peaked at 59. [3]

Widely regarded as a wunderkind, Alexander was mentored in jazz piano by his father.[4][5][6] He won the Grand Prix at the 2013 Master-Jam Fest when he was nine.[1]

In 2014, Wynton Marsalis invited him to play at Jazz at Lincoln Center.[1] His first album, My Favorite Things, was released in 2015 when he was 11 years old.[1] Alexander played at the Montreal and Newport Jazz Festivals in 2015 and has performed for Herbie Hancock, Bill Clinton, Wendy Kiess, and Barack Obama.

  1. ^ a b c d Chinen, Nate (12 May 2015). "Joey Alexander, an 11-Year-Old Jazz Sensation, Who Hardly Clears the Piano's Sightlines". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 15 May 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  2. ^ Regen, Jon (13 May 2015). "Joey Alexander, 12-year-old jazz piano prodigy". Keyboard. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Joey Alexander Billboard Chart History". Billboard. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  4. ^ McDowell, Joey (22 March 2019). "Interview: Denny Sila on Raising a Jazz Piano Prodigy". Theideatrader.com. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
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  6. ^ "Denny Sila, Coach and Father of Piano Prodigy Joey Alexander Talks Fatherhood, Working With His Gifted Son". Lngfrm.net. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2023.