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Charlap is in gorgeously lyrical form, and the Washingtons supply deft support. . . . Excellent.
—Jazz Weekly
One of the world’s premier jazz pianists, Bill Charlap has performed with many leading artists of our time, ranging from Phil Woods and Tony Bennett to Gerry Mulligan and Wynton Marsalis. He is known for his interpretations of American popular songs and has recorded albums featuring the music of Hoagy Carmichael, Leonard Bernstein, and George Gershwin. Time magazine wrote, “Bill Charlap approaches a song the way a lover approaches his beloved . . . no matter how imaginative or surprising his take on a song is, he invariably zeroes in on its essence.”
In 1997, Charlap formed the Bill Charlap Trio with bassist Peter Washington and drummer Kenny Washington (no relation), now recognized as one of the leading groups in jazz. In 2000, he was signed to Blue Note Records and has since received two Grammy Award nominations, for Somewhere: The Songs of Leonard Bernstein and most recently The Bill Charlap Trio: Live at the Village Vanguard. In 2009, Charlap was pianist and musical director for the Blue Note 7, an all-star jazz septet celebrating the legacy of Blue Note Records on its seventieth anniversary. The septet performed a fifty-city tour and released the CD Mosaic: A Celebration of Blue Note Records.
Producer’s Circle member Tom G.
Producer’s Circle members Paula and Arlie Sherman