Jazz Icons: Billy Childs Trio

Award-winning pianist Billy Childs and his Billy Childs Trio opened this season’s Jazz Icons series. Widely recognized for his original compositions and arrangements, Childs garnered a 2013 Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship (2009), 17 Grammy nominations, and six Grammy awards. His compositions have been commissioned by the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Kronos Quartet, and the American Brass Quintet. As a pianist, Childs has performed with Freddie Hubbard, J.J. Johnson, Yo-Yo Ma, Sting, Renee Fleming, Chick Corea, Wynton Marsalis, and many others. The Los Angeles Times praised his “improvisatory skills and powerful sense of swing.”



Joining Childs is Scott Colley, a jazz double bassist and composer who has been called “one of the leading bassists of our post-bop era” (The New York Times). He has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, including Best Jazz Instrumental Album for Guided Tour in 2014 and Still Dreaming in 2019, and has performed on more than 200 recordings. Rounding out the trio is Ari Hoenig, an acclaimed jazz drummer, composer, and educator known for his unusual and intense approach to drumming. He has recorded, written, and produced 14 CDs as a leader and has collaborated with jazz legends such as Joshua Redman, Chris Potter, and Pat Martino.



Trinity presents Jazz Icons in collaboration with JAZZ HOUSE KiDS, to showcase some of the most prolific and influential artists in jazz history.