Billy Childs Concert History

William Edward Childs (best known as “Billy Childs”) is a composer and jazz pianist from Los Angeles. Born March 8, 1957, he began piano lessons when he was six. When he was 16, Childs started attending the Community School of the Performing Arts, a prestigious music program sponsored by the University of Southern California (USC). After having studied theory there with Marienne Uszler and piano with John Weisenfluh, he attended USC (1975-79), earning a bachelor of music degree in composition, under the tutelage of Robert Linn.

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Date	Concert	Venue	Location
May 05, 2023	Billy Childs	The Jaqua Concert Hall	Eugene, Oregon, United States
May 03, 2023	Billy Childs / Sean Jones	Dimitriou's Jazz Alley	Seattle, Washington, United States
May 02, 2023	Billy Childs / Sean Jones	Dimitriou's Jazz Alley	Seattle, Washington, United States
Mar 04, 2023	Billy Childs	Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club	Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
Jul 14, 2019	Billy Childs	Jazz Standard	New York, New York, United States
Jul 13, 2019	Billy Childs	Jazz Standard	New York, New York, United States

Jul 12, 2019	Billy Childs	Jazz Standard	New York, New York, United States
Jul 11, 2019	Billy Childs	Jazz Standard	New York, New York, United States
Feb 14, 2018	WDR Big Band / Sabeth Pérez / Billy Childs / Ansgar Striepens	Kölner Philharmonie	Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Sep 02, 2017	Detroit Jazz Festival Donny McCaslin / Chucho Valdes / Joe Lovano / Miles Mosley / Billy Childs / Dee dee bridgewater / Spanish Harlem Orchestra / Hudson: Jack DeJohnette, Larry Grenadier, John Medeski and John Scofield / Theo Croker / John Patitucci / Mckinfolk	Various Venues	Detroit, Michigan, United States
May 23, 2017	Billy Childs	The Triple Door	Seattle, Washington, United States
Mar 04, 2017	Alicia Olatuja / Billy Childs / Becca Stevens	Herbst Theatre, War Memorial Performing Arts Center	San Francisco, California, United States
May 05, 2016	Billy Childs	Gates Concert Hall, Newman Center for the Performing Arts, University of Denver	Denver, Colorado, United States

Jan 30, 2016	Billy Childs	The Sheldon Concert Hall	St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Jan 23, 2016	Billy Childs	Flynn Center for the Performing Arts	Burlington, Vermont, United States
Jan 22, 2016	Billy Childs / Becca Stevens / Alicia Olatuja	Sanders Theatre	Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Sep 10, 2015	Billy Childs	Bass Concert Hall, University of Texas at Austin	Austin, Texas, United States
Aug 02, 2015	Newport Jazz Festival "Newport Jazz Festival" / Jamie Cullum / Arturo Sandoval / Dr. John / Michel Camilo / Hiromi / Arturo O'Farrill / Bill Frisell / Billy Childs / Jon Faddis / James Carter / Fred Hersch / Lou Donaldson / Scott Robinson / Jason Lindner Now Vs. Now Trio Setlists	Fort Adams State Park	Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Jul 31, 2015	Newport Jazz Fest 2015 Jamie Cullum / Bill Evans / Dr. John / Snarky Puppy / Jon Batiste / Chris Botti / José James / cassandra wilson / Bill Frisell / James Carter / Hiromi / Lou Donaldson / Joey Alexander / Cécile McLorin Salvant / Arturo Sandoval / Christian McBride / Kenny Garrett / Mike Stern / Michel Camilo / Pat Martino / Jack DeJohnette / Ambrose Akinmusire / Lucky Peterson / Fred Hersch / Kneebody / Gerald Clayton / Matana Roberts / Bria Skonberg / Tom Harrell / Billy Childs / Ben Wendel / Johnathan Blake / Sean Jones / Christian Sands / Wycliffe Gordon / Rudresh Mahanthappa / Irvin Mayfield / Arturo O'Farrill / Jason Lindner / Ulysses / Steve Lehman / Jon Faddis / Maria Schneider Orchestra / Conrad Herwig / The Stay Human / John Hollenbeck / Christian McBride Band / Steve Lehman Octet / John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble / University of Rhode Island Newport Jazz Big Band Show all bands	Fort Adams State Park	Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Feb 09, 2015	Billy Childs	Kuumbwa Jazz Center	Santa Cruz, California, United States

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Jazz

Jazz Fusion

Piano

Smooth Jazz

Contemporary Jazz

Post-Bop

Jazz Piano

African-American Classical

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Concerts Per Year:

2026	5 concerts
2025	4 concerts
2024	4 concerts
2023	11 concerts
2019	4 concerts
2018	1 concert
2017	3 concerts
2016	4 concerts
2015	5 concerts
2014	5 concerts
2013	3 concerts
2012	8 concerts
2011	3 concerts
2010	2 concerts
2009	1 concert
2008	1 concert
2007	1 concert

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Jerome Fisher
Moshe

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