Вставьте отсутствующие слова An 11-year-old piano prodigy from Indonesia will appear at the prestigious Newport
Jazz Festival after taking the American jazz (1) by storm.
Joey Alexander, who releases his debut album My Favorite Things this week, has
attracted high (2) from trumpeter and director of Jazz at Lincoln Centre
Wynton Marsalis, who has said: "There has never been anyone that you can think of
who could play like that (3) his age. I loved everything about his playing –
his rhythm, his confidence, his understanding of the music.
Marsalis said he found out about Bali-born Alexander after a friend suggested he
watched a YouTube clip of the then 10-year-old (4) tunes by John
Coltrane, Thelonious Monk and Chick Corea.
Now, to (5) his debut album, Alexander is set to play at the Montreal and
Newport jazz festivals.
Newport producer George Wein says he's always been reluctant to
(6) so-called child prodigies, but he made an exception after Jeanne
Moutoussamy-Ashe, tennis legend Arthur Ashe's widow, brought Alexander over to
his Manhattan apartment to (7) for him. "The thing that differs him from
most young players is the maturity of his harmonic approach, " Wein told
AP reporter Charles J Gans. “His playing is very contemporary but he also has a (8)
of the history of the music. »
Alexander's parents were jazz fans and he himself admires the playing (9)
Horace Silver, McCoy Tyner, Bill Evans and Brad Mehldau. He also loves the
Avengers and SpongeBob Squarepants.
"For me jazz is a calling. I love jazz because it's about freedom to express yourself
and being spontaneous, full of rhythm and full of improvisation, "said the young
pianist.» Technique is important, but for me first when I play it's from the (10)
and feeling the groove. I want to develop by practicing and playing, and
challenging myself to get better every day,” said Alexander.
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A) at
B) book
C) for
D) heart
E) of
G) play
H) praise
F) performing
I) promote
J) pushing
K) scene
L) sense

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