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Billy Childs
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Pianists · b. 1957

Billy Childs

American jazz pianist

Born
8 March 1957
Los Angeles
Country
United States
Record labels
Windham Hill Records
Discography
18 albums

Biography

Billy Childs is a jazz musician who plays piano and musical keyboard. Billy Childs was born on 8 March 1957 in Los Angeles. The music is usually filed under jazz and easy listening. Record labels: Windham Hill Records. The discography here lists 18 albums, from “Midland” (1985) to “Triumvirate” (2026). Honours include Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals (2015) and Guggenheim Fellowship.

William Edward Childs (born March 8, 1957) is an American composer, jazz pianist, arranger, and conductor from Los Angeles, California. Childs's In the Arms of the Beloved was a finalist for the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Music.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Midland 1985
Take for Example This... 1988
Twilight Is Upon Us 1989
His April Touch 1991
Portrait of a Player 1993
I've Known Rivers 1995
The Child Within 1996
Skim Coat 1999
Bedtime Stories (A Tribute To Herbie Hancock) 2000
Speak Like A Child 2000
Jazz-Chamber Music Vol.1: Lyric 2005
Autumn: In Moving Pictures (Jazz-Chamber Music Vol. 2) 2009
Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro 2014
Rebirth 2017
Acceptance 2020
The Winds of Change 2023
Beloved 2025
Triumvirate 2026

Also plays on

Albums where Billy Childs is credited as a sideman

1977 Yokohama Concert — J.J. Johnson keyboard
1980 Skagly — Freddie Hubbard keyboard
1981 Concepts in Blue — J.J. Johnson keyboard
1981 Live at the Northsea Jazz Festival, The Hague, Holland, 1980 — Freddie Hubbard keyboard
1982 Born to Be Blue — Freddie Hubbard piano
1982 Welcome to My Love — Dianne Reeves arranger, keyboard, producer
1982 The Best Is Yet to Come — Grover Washington, Jr. synthesizer, piano
1982 Keystone Bop — Freddie Hubbard piano
1982 Rollin’ — Freddie Hubbard piano
1983 A Little Night Music — Freddie Hubbard piano
1984 Classics — Freddie Hubbard piano
1986 Atavachron — Allan Holdsworth keyboard
1987 Dianne Reeves — Dianne Reeves piano, arranger
1991 I Remember — Dianne Reeves piano, arranger
1991 This Is Now — Eddie Daniels piano, producer
1992 Blues for Miles — Freddie Hubbard piano
1995 Live — Freddie Hubbard piano
1996 Keystone Bop, Vol. 2: Friday/Saturday — Freddie Hubbard piano
1999 Above & Beyond — Freddie Hubbard piano
2000 Aria — Grover Washington, Jr. piano
2001 The Calling: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan — Dianne Reeves arranger, conductor, piano
2001 Night Sessions — Chris Botti keyboard
2002 December — Chris Botti Rhodes piano, arranger, piano
2002 Chain Reaction — J.J. Johnson & Nat Adderley keyboard
2003 A Little Moonlight — Dianne Reeves arranger
2004 When I Fall in Love — Chris Botti piano, arranger, Rhodes piano, electric piano
2004 Renee Olstead — Renee Olstead arranger, piano
2005 To Love Again: The Duets — Chris Botti piano, arranger, conductor, Rhodes piano
2007 Italia — Chris Botti piano
2008 When You Know — Dianne Reeves Rhodes piano, piano

Awards

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Billy Childs play?

Billy Childs is known for playing piano and musical keyboard.

When and where was Billy Childs born?

Billy Childs was born 8 March 1957 in Los Angeles.

What are Billy Childs's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Midland (1985), Take for Example This... (1988), Twilight Is Upon Us (1989), His April Touch (1991) and Portrait of a Player (1993).

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