Jazz Pianist And Westport Music Teacher Releases New CD

Press release from Janet Zamparo:

Sept. 3, 2020

“Playing music well is not child’s play; however, with the right people in the right setting, it can feel easy, instinctive, and unrestrained,” says David Childs in the liner notes of his new release.

Childs Play features Brian Torff, CT-based world-renown bassist, and Greg Burrows, NYC based drummer/percussionist, and guest stars the Grammy-nominated Bobby Sanabria.

Released September 8th , Childs Play features a set of songs that highlights Childs’ intrigue with “the inherent dualities and contrasts in this music we call jazz” with such standards as “Celia” by Bud Powell, “Gaviota” by Clare Fischer, “I’m Old Fashioned” by Jerome Kern and Johnny Mercer,“Prelude to a Kiss” by Duke Ellington, and “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free” by Billy Taylor.

“Music lovers should get a great deal of pleasure from listening to this CD. Beautiful sounds, inventive improvisation, swinging rhythm, nice choice of material.” – Bill Crow, American jazz bass icon (Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, and author of Jazz Anecdotes)

“A very swingin' trio, great ideas and playing by all, a soulful groove and a smart choice of material.” – Mike Clark, foremost jazz and funk drummer (Herbie Hancock & Headhunters, Wolff & Clark Expedition)

Hailing from Indianapolis, IN, David Childs began playing piano at age seven. He has worked as a professional pianist in the Northeastern United States for over 30 years. Childs attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, studied under jazz luminaries Steve Allee, James Williams and Donald Brown, and shared the stage with such jazz greats as Jimmy Heath, Bill Crow, James Moody, Eddie Bert, Bill Watrous and the Nelson Riddle Orchestra.

Versatile and dynamic, Childs continues to be a sought after musician for a variety of engagements and recording projects. In addition to his private studio, Childs serves as a faculty member for Westport School of Music, Continuo Music of Redding, and Westchester Home Music in Scarsdale, NY, and performs as church pianist for the Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Bridgeport in Stratford where he incorporates jazz, classical, pop, folk, sacred and world music.

(Childs Play is available through iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon, Spotify and Deezer.)

This press release was produced by Janet Zamparo

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