Continuance Joey Alexander

• 1 Blue 06:46
• 2 Why Don’t We 07:48
• 3 Hear Me Now 08:27
• 4 I Can’t Make You Love Me 05:03
• 5 Zealousy 06:46
• 6 Great Is Thy Faithfulness 05:05
• 7 Aliceanna 06:00
• Total Runtime 45:55

Info for Continuance

Pianist/composer Joey Alexander's seventh album, Continuance, is the story of a critically acclaimed artist at the peak of his creativity, not only as a bandleader but as a celebrated composer. At 20 years old, Alexander has gathered his touring band, consisting of Kris Funn (bass) and John Davis (drums), to translate their unique improvisation on the stage to the studio with the help of trumpeter Theo Croker. Featuring five newly written original compositions and breathtaking renditions of "I Can't Make You Love Me" (made famous by Bonnie Raitt) and the popular hymn "Great Is Thy Faithfulness," Alexander is bound to make new waves on a global level.

One of the world's most loved jazz pianists, Joey Alexander burst on to the scene via Motema Music with his astonishing, twice Grammy nominated top-selling debut album 'My Favorite Things' recorded when he was just 10 years old. He followed up with his albums 'Countdown', and "Joey.Monk.Live'and 'Eclipse' each one furthering his fame and his acclaim as one of the top jazz pianists of today.

Joey Alexander, piano, Fender Rhodes, Mellotron
Theo Croker, trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5)
Kris Funn, upright bass
John Davis, drums

Joey Alexander
Born in Bali, Indonesia, Joey Alexander has been performing professionally since 2013 when he was invited by Wynton Marsalis to perform at the Jazz at Lincoln Center Gala. Alexander subsequently moved to New York City and released his debut album, My Favorite Things, in 2015 on Motéma Music, followed by three more on the label and a fifth on Verve. Alexander’s albums have netted three GRAMMY® Award nominations – one for Best Jazz Instrumental Album (My Favorite Things), and two for Best Improvised Jazz Solo (“Giant Steps,” from My Favorite Things, and “Countdown” from the album of the same name) – with My Favorite Things and Countdown securing the No. 1 spot on the Billboard jazz charts and Eclipse coming at No. 3.

Over the course of his astonishing career, Alexander has performed with Wayne Shorter and Esperanza Spalding at the Obama White House, for President Bill Clinton at the Arthur Ashe Learning Center Gala, at the Grand Ole Opry, the Apollo Theater, Carnegie Hall and at major jazz festivals and night clubs around the world. He has also been the subject of profiles on 60 Minutes and The New York Times. Origin is Alexander’s first album for Mack Avenue Records and will be released May 20 digitally and on CD, with a vinyl release scheduled for June 24.

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