**John Carroll Kirby with William Alexander at MilkBoy** **Sunday, June 22, 2025** **Doors: 6:30 PM | Show: 7:30 PM** **21+** **Visit https://milkboyphilly.com/faq/** for venue details including how to get here, parking, FAQ, MB Merch, Private Events, Menus and all things MilkBoy **Please Note:** MilkBoy’s stage is located on the 2nd floor and is standing room only. All patrons must be able to walk the flight of steps in order to enter the venue, as there is no elevator in the building. **About John Carroll Kirby** *https://johncarrollkirby.com/* John Carroll Kirby is a producer, composer and keyboardist from Los Angeles. Though Kirby's background is steeped in jazz, his signature sound blends genres and styles. An in-demand collaborator for artists ranging from superstars Solange, Frank Ocean and Harry Styles to beloved indie musicians Connan Mockasin and Liv.e, and many more, Kirby has lately focused on his own prolific solo output, releasing five LPs on Stones Throw Records in a little over two years. My Garden (2020), a blend of jazz and exotica, was praised by Pitchfork, The Fader, LA Times, Q, and Mojo. The same year, Kirby released Conflict, a calming piano album in response to the year’s chaos. Following his first film score for the animated feature Cryptozoo, Kirby’s 2021 jazz-fusion release Septet marked a return to ensemble playing, while Dance Ancestral (2022) with additional production from Canadian artist YuSu, saw him take a more electronic-forward approach. Alongside these albums, Kirby has released episodes of Kirby’s Gold, a web series inspired by Huell Howser’s California Gold. In the series, Kirby chats and improvises with artists ranging from a painter to an Eastern European choir and Costa Rican calypso band. Most recently, Kirby received a Grammy nod for his work on Steve Lacy’s smash hit “Bad Habit”. In 2023 he released an album-length collaboration with R&B singer Eddie Chacon entitled Sundown and a new solo album Blowout which one the Libera Award for best Jazz Album. **About William Alexander** *https://vyd.co/Ceilings* William Alexander is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Los Angeles, currently based in Brooklyn, with roots in Okinawa. Coming up in Los Angeles’ improvisational scene, William is widely regarded as a “musician’s musician” collaborating as a multi-instrumentalist with the likes of André 3000, Celeste, Connan Mockasin, Laraaji, John Carroll Kirby, Carlos Niño, Mndsgn, and Nick Hakim. His latest album ‘Solo’ explores the intersection of bedroom folk, soul, and Brazilian Tropicália, evoking the spirit of 1970’s masters like Caetano Veloso and Erasmo Carlos. Rising Sun Presents This is a 21+ event