Pianist, composer, arranger, five–time GRAMMY Award winner: Billy Childs’ remarkable résumé includes collaborations with Yo-Yo Ma, Sting, Kronos Quartet, Wynton Marsalis, and Chris Botti. Beginning in the late 1970s, he apprenticed with Freddie Hubbard and J.J. Johnson before launching his recording career as a leader in 1988 with Take For Example, This..., the first of four criti­cally acclaimed albums on the Windham Hill Jazz label. In his January 2016 appearance on our stage, Billy delivered captivating live versions of the music from his Sony Masterworks album Map To the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro. This week’s engagement finds this multi–talented artist in a straight–ahead improvisational groove, joined by the dynamic alto saxophonist Steve Wilson. “Ultra–sophisticated, gracefully crafted jazz, but full of dynamism.” (The Guardian)   Billy Childs – piano Steve Wilson – alto saxophone Hans Glawischnig – bass EJ Strickland – drums