Only days after celebrating his 17th birthday, Bali Update interviewed Jazz pianist extraordinaire Joey Alexander via Zoom from his “locked down apartment” in New York City.
Born in Bali in 2003, Joey has taken the jazz world by storm, nominated three -times for a Grammy Award, and performing live before a global TV audience of 24.9 million at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards in 2016 when he was just 12 years old.
To date, Joey Alexander has recorded four studio albums, with his debut album “My Favorite Things,” recorded when he was only 11, peaked on the Billboard Charts at #59,
Bali Update Host John Daniels speaks with the charismatic Joey about Jazz, Bali, New York City, and what a musical genius does when in “lockdown” in New York City accompanied by his bulldog companion “Diesel.”
The podcast includes necessarily brief excerpts for reasons of copyright from three musical performances by Joey with links provided to the full-length versions available on Youtube.
Talented beyond compare, charismatic, and a humble megastar – what’s not to like about Joey Alexander?
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