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William Edward Childs (born March 8, 1957) is an American composer, jazz pianist, arranger and conductor from Los Angeles, California, United States. Early life When he was 16, Childs attended the Community School of the Performing Arts sponsored by the University of Southern California. He studied music theory with Marienne Uszler and piano with John Weisenfluh. From 1975 to 1979, Childs attended the University of Southern California and received a degree in composition under the tutelage of Robert Linn.While still a teen, Childs was playing professionally and he made his recording debut in 1977 with the J. J. Johnson Quintet during a tour of Japan, documented as "the Yokohama Concert". Childs gained significant attention during the six years (1978–84) he spent in trumpeter Freddie Hubbard's group. His early influences as a pianist included Herbie Hancock, Keith Emerson, and Chick Corea, and as a composer, Paul Hindemith, Maurice Ravel, and Igor Stravinsky. His sister is the playwright Kirsten Childs. Solo albums Childs's solo jazz recording career began in 1988, when he released Take for Example, This..., the first of four critically acclaimed albums on Windham Hill Jazz. He followed that album with Twilight Is Upon Us (1989), His April Touch (1992), and Portrait of a Player (1993). Chick Corea asked Childs to join his label, Stretch Records. Childs's next album, I've Known Rivers, appeared on Stretch/GRP (now Stretch/Concord) in 1995. This was followed by The Child Within on Shanachie Records in 1996. Arranging In 2000, Childs arranged, orchestrated and conducted Dianne Reeves's project The Calling: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan, which won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album. Other artists and producers for whom Childs has arranged include Sting, Yo-Yo Ma, Chris Botti, Gladys Knight, Michael Bublé, David Foster, Phil Ramone, and Claudia Acuña. Jazz chamber ensemble In 2001, Childs formed a chamber jazz group consisting of piano, bass, drums, acoustic guitar, harp, and woodwinds. Sometimes the core group is augmented by string quartet, woodwind quintet, or both. Childs was influenced by Laura Nyro's collaborations with Alice Coltrane (on Christmas and the Beads of Sweat) and by a desire to merge classical and jazz music. In 2005, the ensemble released its first album, Lyric, Jazz-Chamber Music, Vol. 1, which was nominated for three 2006 Grammy awards: Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Best Instrumental Composition, and Best Arrangement, winning for best instrumental composition, "Into the Light". Awards and honors 2024: Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, "The Winds of Change"[1] 2003: New Composition Grant, Chamber Music America 2006: Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition, "Into the Light" 2006 Grammy Award, Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist, "What Are You Doing The Rest of Your Life?" 2009: Guggenheim Fellowship 2011: Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition, "The Path Among the Trees" 2013: Doris Duke Artist Award 2015: American Academy of Arts and Letters Composer Award 2015: Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals, "New York Tendaberry" 2018: Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Rebirth; Childs' solo on the track "Dance of Shiva" was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo.Classical commissions 1993: Los Angeles Philharmonic, "Tone Poem for Holly" (Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor) 1994: Los Angeles Philharmonic, "Fanfare for the United Races of America" (EsaPekka Salonen conductor) 1995: Akron Symphony Orchestra, "The Distant Land" (Alan Balter conductor) 1997: Akron Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, "Just Like Job" (Alan Balter conductor) 1997: Dorian Wind Quintet, "A Day in the Forest of Dreams" (Billy Childs piano, with Dorian Wind Quintet) 2004: Los Angeles Philharmonic, "For Suzanne" (Dianne Reeves vocal soloist, Billy Childs piano soloist) 2005: Los Angeles Master Chorale, "The Voices of Angels" (Grant Gershon conductor) 2007: American Brass Quintet, "2 Elements" (Billy Childs piano, with American Brass Quintet) 2007: Fontana Chamber Arts, "The Path Among the Trees" (Billy Childs JazzChamber Ensemble with Ying Quartet) 2009: Pacific Serenades, "String Quartet No. 1" 2010: Detroit Symphony, "Concerto for Violin and Orchestra" (Regina Carter, soloist) 2012: Ying Quartet, "Awakening String Quartet No. 2" (The Ying Quartet) 2022: Young Concert Artists (and a consortium of nine orchestras), "Diaspora: Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra" (Steven Banks, soloist)Jazz commissions 1992: Grenoble Jazz Festival, "Chamber Orchestra Music" (Steve Houghton soloist) 1994: Monterey Jazz Festival, "Concerto Piano and JazzChamber Orchestra" (Billy Childs soloist) 1997: Mancini Institute, "The Winds of Change" (Roy Hargrove soloist) 2001: Kuumbwa Jazz Center "Into the Light" (Billy Childs JazzChamber Ensemble) 2004: Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, "The Fierce Urgency of Now" (Wynton Marsalis musical director) 2010: Monterey Jazz Festival, "Music for Two Quartets" (Kronos Quartet with Billy Childs, Brian Blade, Scott Colley, and Steve Wilson)Discography As leader Main source: As sideman With Chris Botti When I Fall In Love (Columbia, 2004)With Bunky Green Healing the Pain (Delos, 1990)With J. J. Johnson and Nat Adderley The Yokohama Concert (Pablo Live, 1978) Concepts in Blue (Pablo Today, 1981) Chain Reaction: Yokohama Concert, Vol. 2 (Pablo, 2002) – rec. 1977References External links Official website. Discover the Laura Childs popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Laura Childs books.
Best Seller Laura Childs Books of 2024
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Libertarians on the Prairie
Christine WoodsideGenerations of children have fallen in love with the pioneer saga of the Ingalls family, of Pa and Ma, Laura and her sisters, and their loyal dog, Jack. Laura Ingalls Wilder's Litt...
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The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook
Kate White, Harlan Coben, Gillian Flynn, Mary Higgins Clark & Brad MeltzerEnjoy over 100 recipes and murderously fun facts from legendary mystery authors like Sue Grafton, Louise Penny, Harlan Coben, and James Patterson! With art deco embellishments and...
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Bad Childhood---Good Life
Dr. Laura Schlessinger"There is extraordinary quality of spirit that leads one to aspire to conquering rather than surviving. I hope you discover that spirit in yourself.” Dr. LauraThe #1 national best...
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Murder with Chocolate Tea
Karen Rose SmithDaisy Swanson, bridetobe and owner of Daisy’s Tea Garden in Pennsylvania’s Amish country, may have one or two more murders to solve before she says “ I do . . .” Daisy has a lot to...
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Prairie Girl
William AndersonIn this charming, accessible biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder, noted Wilder historian William Anderson takes us beyond the Little House books to share the reallife events that ins...
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Honey Drop Dead
Laura ChildsThe murder of a political bigwig at a Honey Bee Tea sends Theodosia Browning buzzing for answers in this latest installmentof the New York Times bestselling series.Theodosia’s Hone...
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Murder with Darjeeling Tea
Karen Rose SmithDaisy’s Tea Garden is one of the many attractions in Pennsylvania’s Amish countryand when Daisy herself isn’t serving tea, she’s making sure justice is served . . . When Daisy Swan...
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Storm Child
Michael RobothamCyrus Haven and Evie Cormac return in Robotham’s latest psychological thriller, which finally unlocks the secrets of Evie’s past and reaffirms why Stephen King has proclaimed this ...
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Laura Visits French Alphabet Animals
Cally FinsburyThis simple alphabet book has pictures of animals with their French name. It provides an opportunity to have simple fun with your child. There is a simple bee that explores alphabe...
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The Lost
Mari Hannah'Nobody understands the many faces of cops better than Mari Hannah.' Val McDermid'Mari Hannah writes with a sharp eye and a dark heart.' Peter James'Thrilling, exciting and kept me...
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Murder in a Cup
Lauren ElliottAs an eclectic tea shop owner descended from an Irish witch, intuitive Shay Myers has been living her most authentic life since moving home to California’s scenic Monterey Peninsul...
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To Coach a Killer
Victoria LaurieCat Cooper plans on emerging as the premier life coach in East Hampton by summertime. All she has to do is survive an offseason replete with desolate beaches, slow business, and mu...
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Steeped in Secrets
Lauren ElliottFrom the USA Today bestselling author of the Beyond the Page Bookstore Mysteries comes the first in a new series featuring an intuitive gemologist and owner of a New Age&...
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Lemon Curd Killer
Laura ChildsHigh tea and high fashion turn deadly in this latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series.Tea shop entrepreneur Theodosia Browning has been tapped to host a fancy L...
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Possession
Peter JamesA terrifying novel of a young man who is willing to defy everything. Even death...Fabian Hightower has been killed in a car crash. At least, that is what a policeman is asking Alex...
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The World Deserves My Children
Natasha LeggeroA “deeply, darkly funny” (Ali Wong, comedian and New York Times bestselling author) collection of insightful and razorsharp essays on motherhood in our postapocalyptic world from c...
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Whispers of Fate
Deirdre DoreIn the bestselling tradition of Laura Griffin, this second book in a new romantic suspense trilogy features an heiress whose search for her long lost friend has kept her from a man...
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Murder Buys a One-Way Ticket
Laura LevineFreelance writer and long‑time Ben & Jerry’s addict Jaine Austen uncovers murderers on the mean streets of Beverly Hills, with a little help from her snarky cat, Prozac, in thi...
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Steeped in Malice
Vicki DelanyWith a “beautifully described setting and a cast of charming, smalltown characters” (Booklist), this delightful cozy mystery series set in a Cape Cod tea shop will be irresistible ...
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The Laura Line
Crystal AllenA touching and funny story of one girl’s journey to discover where she came from and the unlimited possibilities of who she can become, from Crystal Allen, the acclaimed author of ...
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The Baby Twins
Laura Marie AltomA pilot's widow, Stephanie Olmstead isn't afraid of flying…until the plane takes off, triggering a panic attack! Suddenly, the single mother of twins has a new man in her life. Bra...
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Eggs in a Casket
Laura ChildsThe New York Times bestselling Cackleberry Club series returns with three intrepid ladies who know their way around a kitchenas well as a crime scene… Petra, Suzanne, and Ton...
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Autism
Jessie Hewitson'A wise SatNav for what is often a bewildering, or even scary, zone of parenting. The book offers realworld, roadtested, childfirst and familyfriendly advice; while also highlighti...
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Writings to Young Women from Laura Ingalls Wilder - Volume Two
Laura Ingalls Wilder & Stephen W. HinesIn Writings to Young Women from Laura Ingalls Wilder: On Life As a Pioneer Woman, Laura tells her readers what it was like to be a pioneer in the early 1900s. Her stories and insig...
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Sweet Tea Revenge
Laura ChildsIn the latest novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Agony of the Leaves, Indigo Tea Shop owner Theodosia Browning may always be a bridesmaid, never a bride, but this ...
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Strings of Fate
Deirdre Dore“Deirdre Dore deftly weaves together a bloodchilling mystery and a sizzlinghot romance. Strings of Fate is a captivating debut!” Laura Griffin, New York Times bestselling authorIn ...
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Prairie Tale
Melissa GilbertA fascinating, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting tale of selfdiscovery from the beloved actress who earned a permanent place in the hears of millions for her role in Little H...
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Caramel Pecan Roll Murder
Joanne FlukeIn this scrumptious new read in the blockbuster series packed with delightful recipes from a beloved New York Times bestselling author, baker Hannah Swensen is tempted by a highpro...
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Crepe Factor
Laura Childs & Terrie Farley MoranThe Winter Market in the French Quarter is in full swing, but murder isn’t taking a holiday in this festive mystery in the New York Times bestselling Scrapbooking series....
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Writings to Young Women from Laura Ingalls Wilder - Volume One
Laura Ingalls Wilder & Stephen W. HinesFrom helping others in times of need, to keeping and maintaining friendships, to having a positive attitude, Laura's words of wisdom in Writings to Young Women from Laura Ingalls W...
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Itsy Bitsy Yoga
Helen GarabedianThe ancient practice of yoga will help your baby sleep better, digest easier, be happier, and stay healthier. Start today.If you've been searching for an excellent way to bond with...
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Little Girl Gone
Gerry SchmittIn the first Afton Tangler thriller, the unforgiving cold of a Minnesota winter hides the truth behind an even more chilling crime... On a frozen night in an affluent neighb...
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NIV, Bible for Women
Angela Scheff & ZondervanDaily devotions that inspire women to spend time with GodWhat is on your heart today? Struggles at home or with a friend? The miracle and joy of a new birth? A misunderstanding wit...
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Murder Gets a Makeover
Laura LevineThe latest in acclaimed TV comedy writer and novelist Laura Levine’s witty, lighthearted mystery series featuring Hollywoodbased freelance writer Jaine Austen and her snarky cat, P...
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Prophecy
Peter JamesA game that turns to a nightmare ...Non Omnis MoriarI shall not altogether dieA young boy watches his mother die. A sadistic man dies in agony. Drunk students play with a Ouija boa...
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Keepsake Crimes
Laura ChildsFrom the author of the popular Tea Shop Mysteries comes the first in a cozy crafting mystery series!New Orleans scrapbooking shop owner Carmela Bertrand delights her customers with...
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Together
Julie CohenRICHARD AND JUDY SUMMER BOOK CLUB PICK 2018'This big, clever, tender and twisty love story reminded me of One Day & The Time Traveler's Wife' Erin Kelly, author of He Said, She...
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Copycat Killer
Laura ScottUncover this captivating cold case mystery from USA Today bestselling author Laura Scott, part of the True Blue K9 Unit series. Murder strikes close to home for a new K9 unit in Br...
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Sorted
Jackson BirdAn unflinching and endearing memoir from LGBTQ+ advocate Jackson Bird about how he finally sorted things out and came out as a transgender man.When Jackson Bird was twentyfive, he ...
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Death by Darjeeling
Laura ChildsFIRST IN THE TEA SHOP MYSTERY SERIES!When a man is poisoned by tea, Charleston shop owner Theodosia Browning must prove her innocence and track down the real killer...before someon...
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Wish You Were Gone
Kieran ScottA “captivating thriller full of twists and surprises” (Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author) about what happens when the death of a husband and father isn’t the traged...
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Children of Paradise
Laura SecorThe drama that shaped today’s Iran, from the Revolution to the present day. In 1979, seemingly overnightmoving at a clip some thirty years faster than the rest of the worldI...
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Murder with Earl Grey Tea
Karen Rose SmithKaren Rose Smith returns with another serving of her irresistible Daisy’s Tea Garden Mysteries set in Pennsylvania’s Amish country. Even though spring in Lancaster County is still ...