Bill Charlap
USA
Born: 15 October 1966
Styles: Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Modal Music, Standards, Traditional Pop, Vocal/Standards
Bill Charlap is one of the strongest mainstream jazz pianists on the scene and one of the most gifted interpreters of standards. He grew up in a musical household, as the son of Broadway songwriter Moose Charlap and singer Sandy Stewart. Taking to the piano at a young age, he went on to study at New York's High School of Performing Arts. He then entered college, but rather than finishing, opted to practice and gig on his own. Pianist Bill Mays soon took up Charlap's cause, recommending the young man as his replacement in the Gerry Mulligan Quar...
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- Gerry Mulligan (33)
- Bud Powell (13)
- Hank Jones (12)
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- Hoagy Carmichael (0)
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- Sean Smith (5)
- Carol Sloane (0)
Performed Songs By
- Duke Ellington (169)
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