# An 11-year-old prodigy performs old-school jazz

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2015
- Speaker: Joey Alexander
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Music
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/joey_alexander_an_11_year_old_prodigy_performs_old_school_jazz)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Raised listening to his dad's old records, Joey Alexander plays a brand of sharp, modern piano jazz that you likely wouldn't expect to hear from a pre-teenager. Listen as the 11-year-old delights the TED crowd with his very special performance of a Thelonious Monk classic.

## Lectures

1. [An 11-year-old prodigy performs old-school jazz](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/joey_alexander_an_11_year_old_prodigy_performs_old_school_jazz/b0a97aca26bd), 7 min (TED's player)