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He plays jazz as if he invented it
Arpeggios augmented, minored and majored
Transferring from one chord to another
Like flashes of lightning extracting emotional pearls 
all from from such a young mind

One marvels how and from where did this child
Learn to play such complex music 
On what spaceship did he arrive?
Where indeed did he come from?

Unbelievable technique emanates from a small child's fingers
Intricate sounds emerge from a mind not yet fully developed
Beats never missed
Always alert guiding his musicians with
a genius seldom heard in a youngster

The stage he commands demands mature efforts 
a four foot tall boy towered over by six foot men 
well revered in their own musical spheres
show unprecedented respect 

Adult grown men don’t bother with children
but the old saying goes, a child shall lead them
Joey leads the way, he knows what he wants and they follow
Like disciples following the master 

He plays jazz as if he were on fire
Or a devil chord was chasing him
His repertoire has preceded everything in jazz 
New compositions being composed swirl in his head 

His fast tunes streak across the ears as if they were ablaze
I asked him why his technical speed seemed to be chasing devils
He gave a shy smile and without a word
Began playing a sublime, improvised melodic ballad

His choice of chords and combination of sounds
Came from somewhere not found in any earthbound soul
pointing to the possibility that he might not be of
any DNA found on Earth

Older musicians were stunned to learn
he was only 10 years old
he said his name was Joey, was born in Indonesia 
and taught himself to play at age six 

He taught himself to play listening to records of 
Louie Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, 
Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Wynton Marsalis and Billy Strayhorn; powerful jazz musicians to grace the jazz landscape 

He emerged as a child oddity but quickly became a respected artist 
a one of a kind, one of life’s wonderful mysteries, pegged to be an icon
Reminding us of that other genius of whom it was said,
"It will take a thousand years before we see another like him." 

From his revered perch in heaven,   
Mozart looks down, smiles and says,
“Well, there he is, you’ve got him now.  
What are you going to do with him?”
                                            ***
Go to youtube>jazz>JoeyAlexander, prepare to be stunned, 14 now, but directs an excellent trio; artistry and maturity will astonish
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