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Joey Alexander is only 10 years old, but he has musical talent well beyond his years.
\nAs CBS 2\u2019s Tracee Carrasco reported, the Jakarta, Indonesia resident began playing at the age of 6, when his father brought home a keyboard. And for Joey, playing the piano just came naturally.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hear a song, I try and play and read notes,\u201d Joey said.<\/p>\n

Joey\u2019s father said the boy caught on fast.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I got back from work, I saw him playing a very complex melody,\u201d said Denny Sila.<\/p>\n

\"Joey<\/a>

10 year old piano virtuoso Joey Alexander (middle) with Billy Crystal (right) and Wynton Marsalis (left). (Photograph by Shulamit Seidler-Feller for Jazz at Lincoln Center)<\/p><\/div>\n

In just a short time, the self-taught phenom has already taking the jazz world by storm. He has played all over the world and is currently making his debut in the United States \u2014 last week at the Jazz at Lincoln Center Gala and on Wednesday night at the ShapeShifter Lab in Gowanus, Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt makes me excited \u2014 my opportunity, my chance \u2014 I always give my best,\u201d Joey said.<\/p>\n

\"Joey<\/a><\/p>\n

The soulful and mature sound of Joey\u2019s music makes listeners forget his young age. But his T-shirt and jeans concert attire are reminders of his youthfulness.<\/p>\n

While Joey\u2019s musical inspirations are Harry Connick Jr., Herbie Hancock and Bill Evans, he said his true inspiration comes from up above.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, it\u2019s a gift from God that I can do that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Joey is currently working on his first CD, and family says they would love to move from Indonesia to New York City \u2014 where they believe Joey\u2019s jazz career could really take off.<\/p>\n

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source: CBS New York<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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