Joey Alexander Trio

He’s a three-time Grammy nominee — and the youngest ever Grammy jazz nominee — but astonishing 20-year-old pianist Joey Alexander continues to blossom nearly a decade after being hailed a genius following his 2014 Lincoln Center debut.

“Alexander’s talent has deepened since his first fame,” raved the upstate website Nippertown this summer. “His songs tell stories whose compelling musical logic rings so clear that everyone can follow along, no small feat in modern jazz.”