Peter Sprague | Ruby Diamond Concert Hall, Florida State University Westcott Building – Tallahassee, FL

Gig	Billy Childs' Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro
When	Tuesday, February 9, 2016 8:00pm - All Ages
Where	Ruby Diamond Concert Hall, Florida State University Westcott Building (map) 222 S. Copeland Street Tallahassee, FL, U.S.A. 32306
Other Info	Billy Childs' Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro featuring Becca Stevens and Alicia Olatuja Grammy Award-winning pianist and composer Billy Childs pays homage to the great singer-songwriter Laura Nyro and her innovative songbook of joyous, Brill Building jazz-pop. Childs grew up in Los Angeles in a home with two older sisters. One turned him on to jazz; the other turned him on to Laura Nyro, the singer-songwriter whose early albums became part of the soundtrack to his boyhood. Now, having been inspired by her songs for decades, he presents a concert based on Nyro’s expansive music catalogue. What a soundtrack Nyro created! She was among the most brilliant composers and singers of the 1960s and ’70s, penning such tunes as Wedding Bell Blues, Stoney End, And When I Die, Sweet Blindness, Eli’s Coming, Stoned Soul Picnic, and Save the Country. “[Programs] like this gem from pianist/composer Billy Childs manages to capture and even deepen the mystery of Laura Nyro’s song-writing. – The Village Voice