Jazz Fridays | Dave Childs Band

Jazz Fridays at the Fairfield Museum are back! Every Friday in August, music lovers are invited to kick off their weekends at these free concerts held on the Museum Commons. Bring your own picnic and blankets/chairs and join us for a wonderful evening.

In the case of inclement weather, concerts will be cancelled and the Fairfield Museum will make every effort to reschedule the performance. Please check the Fairfield Museum website (www.fairfieldhistory.org) for weather-related updates.

Free

About the Performer

Originally from Indianapolis, Indiana, Dave Childs has been working as a pianist for 30 years. Childs attended Berklee College of Music in Boston and has been fortunate to study under such jazz luminaries as Steve Allee, James Williams, and Donald Brown. Childs has shared the stage with jazz greats Jimmy Heath, Eddie Bert, James Moody, Lionel Hampton, Larry Ridley, Roswell Rudd, Dick Oatts, Bill Watrous, and the Nelson Riddle Orchestra, to name a few. Over the years, Childs has been featured on a variety of recordings including three of his own CDs. For over 6 years, he has been the pianist for the Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Bridgeport where he combines jazz, classical, pop, folk, and world music for services and other events. In addition to performing, Childs teaches piano at Fairfield University and the Cider Mill Conservatory in Wilton, Connecticut. Accompanying David Childs are Chris Morrison (guitar), Mike Nunno (bass), Bob Leonard (drums), and Jodi Stevens Bryce (vocals).

Jazz Fridays at the Fairfield Museum is made possible by the generous support of Alan and Sylvia Neigher, Bank of America, WSHU, and the CT Arts Endowment Program.