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JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater

Billy Childs Quartet On JazzSet

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April 10, 2014 • Recorded live at The Blue Whale in Los Angeles, the Grammy-winning pianist and his quartet make psychic connections to Freddie Hubbard via "Bolivia."

Billy Childs Quartet On JazzSet

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Toast Of The Nation

Billy Childs Quartet: Live In Concert

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January 1, 2012 • The pianist and composer is a winner of three Grammy Awards and tours the world leading a chamber ensemble which combines his jazz and classical experience. But Childs rung in 2012 in his hometown.

Billy Childs Quartet: Live In Concert

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Billy Childs, Dave Douglas Brass Ecstasy On JazzSet

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Concerts

Billy Childs, Dave Douglas Brass Ecstasy On JazzSet

April 7, 2011 • Back to back, hear a soaring four-piece ensemble and a band powered by lips.

Billy Childs, Dave Douglas Brass Ecstasy On JazzSet

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Studio Sessions

Billy Childs On Piano Jazz

February 26, 2009 • The pianist was a young artist on the rise when he first appeared on Piano Jazz in 1993. He's now known for his blend of chamber-music instrumentation and small-group jazz interplay. In this performance, Childs goes back to his jazz roots.

Billy Childs On Piano Jazz

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Billy Childs And John Blake At Mt. Hood

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August 21, 2008 • In the late 1990s, JazzSet made two visits to the Mt. Hood Jazz Festival in Gresham, Ore. Music started before noon, and as the sun burned the haze away, the snow-capped peak shimmered on the skyline, helping to inspire memorable performances by the Billy Childs Trio and the John Blake Quintet.

Billy Childs And John Blake At Mt. Hood

The Grammy Awards

Billy Childs and the Lush Jazz of 'Lyric'

January 15, 2006 • Pianist Billy Childs' new CD is nominated for a Grammy as Best Jazz Instrumental Album. He visits NPR's Studio 4A, where he tells Liane Hansen about his "jazz-chamber music" and performs selections from Lyric.

Billy Childs and the Lush Jazz of 'Lyric'

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