- Bill Charlap
William Morrison Charlap is a
jazz pianist bornOctober 15 ,1966 inNew York City . He comes from a musical background. His mother, Sandy Stewart, is a singer and his father was Broadway composerMark Charlap . Charlap and his mother recorded a duet album: "Love Is Here To Stay." He has recorded six albums as a leader for the Blue Note label, including two Grammy nominated CDs: "Somewhere", featuring the music of Leonard Bernstein, and "The Bill Charlap Trio, Live At The Village Vanguard."Bill Charlap began playing piano at age three. He later studied classical music, but remained most interested in jazz. He has worked with
Gerry Mulligan ,Benny Carter ,Tony Bennett , and others. In 1995 he joined thePhil Woods Quintet. In a crowded field, Charlap is widely considered one of the world's best jazz pianists. He appears at least twice a year for lengthy runs at some of the world's major jazz clubs, including the legendaryVillage Vanguard with his excellent rhythm section, consisting of Peter Washington (bass) and Kenny Washington (drums).Bill Charlap replaced Dick Hyman as Artistic Director of New York's 92nd Street Y "Jazz in July" six program series after Hyman's 20th year in 2004. He married Canadian jazz pianist
Renee Rosnes in New York City on August 25, 2007.elect discography
As a leader
* "Souvenir" (1995, Criss Cross)
* "All Through the Night" (1998, Criss Cross)
* "Written in the Stars" (2000, Blue Note)
* "Stardust" (2002, Blue Note)
* "Somewhere: The Songs of Leonard Bernstein" (2004, Blue Note)
* "Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul" (2005, Blue Note)
* "Bill Charlap & Sandy Stewart: Love Is Here To Stay" (2005, Blue Note)
* "Live at the Village Vanguard" (2007, Blue Note)As a sideman
*"Dream Dancing" (
Arbors Records )Johnny Frigo *"Johnny Frigo's DNA Exposed!" (
Arbors Records )Ruby Braff *"You Brought a New Kind of Love" (
Arbors Records )Phil Woods "The Great American Songbook, Volumes 1 & 2" (Kind Of Blue)
External links
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/music/muze/index.pl?site=radio2&action=biography&artist_id=5620&rand= BBC Radio 2]
Dan Kassell, Member-Jazz Journalist Association
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