Bill Charlap by Carol Friedman
Pianist Bill Charlap has performed with many of the leading artists of our time including: Wynton Marsalis, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ron Carter, Phil Woods, Gerry Mulligan and Tony Bennett. The album, “Tony Bennett and Bill Charlap: The Silver Lining, The Songs of Jerome Kern” (RPM) won a 2016 Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. It features the pianist with Mr. Bennett in duet, in collaboration with the Bill Charlap Trio and in duo piano with his wife, the renowned pianist and composer, Renee Rosnes. Mr. Charlap's latest release is “And Then Again” (Blue Note Records). Born in New York City into a musical family, Charlap began playing the piano at age three. His father was the musical theater composer Moose Charlap, whose credits include the Broadway production of Peter Pan, and his mother is the Grammy nominated singer, Sandy Stewart.