ABOUT

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Billy Denk is a guitarist, synthesist, composer, and Wayfarer Records recording artist. His latest self-released recording "In Praise of Shadows" is available on all major streaming platforms.

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He co-founded Jazz on the Square, a not-for-profit organization in Woodstock, Illinois, which promotes jazz performance, education, and the annual Woodstock Jazz Festival.

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Billy hosted the Northern Sky Jazz Show on Harvard Community Radio 101.3 FM featuring music and interviews with musicians from Chicago and worldwide. ​

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He has performed with Glazz Ensemble, Phil Ciancio, Ian Hall, John Weber Trio, Chris Greene Quartet, and Paul Abella Trio in addition to hosting concerts with his own trio and to perform solo works of his compositions.

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Billy's recent focus has been to fuse elements of ambient, electronic, electro-acoustic, and  jazz into a collection of experimental avant garde recordings and performances.