Billy Childs: Jazz Musician in New York

About Billy Childs

Billy Childs is a Los Angeles–based composer and jazz pianist whose work moves between written structure and open improvisation. In New York City, he appears at Smoke Jazz & Supper Club with the Billy Childs Trio, a format that keeps his arranging instincts close to the piano. He is also known as an arranger and conductor, bringing a composer’s sense of form to small-group playing. His performances tend to favor detail and balance over display.