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Grammy Award – Best Jazz Instrumental Album, 2017 Grammy Award nomination – Best Improvised Jazz Solo, 2017 – Dance Of Shiva "It's been a while since we've heard pianist Billy Childs really dig in ... Rebirth brings that part of Childs' past back into view, but it also continues to shine a light on his clarity of expression and his incredible skills in the arranging department. It's punctilious and unpredictably powerful all at once ... gratifying in so many ways ... Childs hasn't always put all of his talent cards on the table at once, suppressing one aspect of his artistry in deference to others at times, so it's nice to see that change with Rebirth. He's showing his full hand here: chops, nuance, composing, arranging and all ... a musical royal flush if ever there was one." - All About Jazz On the appropriately-titled Rebirth, multiple Grammy Award-winning pianist Billy Childs reaches back to the start of his almost astoundingly varied experience, leading a small group of superb jazz players. At his musical core, Childs is an improvising pianist with the ability to equally distill the harmonic and rhythmic languages of classical and jazz. Receptive to extended possibilities as they come along, he leaves an open door for input from his colleagues. Rebirth touches the combustible intimacy that Childs knew as a member of Freddie Hubbard's and J.J. Johnson's bands and has instilled into his own ensembles. Childs both returns to an instrumental posture he once knew and approaches the small group with a fresh perspective. "I’m revisiting some familiar ground with different musical eyes. My playing is more evolved now, influenced by newer musical trends. You’re hearing something on this album that I love doing but that I haven’t done a lot of lately: having musical conversations as a member of a group. That’s what I love." - Billy Childs