2019 JAZZ IN JUNE FESTIVAL
Bill Charlap Trio
with Peter Washington, bass
Kenny Washington, drums
SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2019
Venue Berlind Theatre
OVERVIEW
One of the best piano trios ever… Charlap’s playing provides convincing proof that it is still possible to create fresh but pertinent treatments of well-known standard songs.
The Guardian
For twenty years, Bill Charlap’s name has been synonymous with the Great American Songbook—you might even say he owns it. Whereas other jazzmen of his generation play the harmonies and the tune, this mainstream master plays the song—the whole song—with his innate sense of time, place, and melody. With his longtime collaborators Peter Washington on bass and Kenny Washington on drums, the trio long ago secured its place in the jazz pantheon. Their nine albums together (the latest is 2017’s Uptown, Downtown) have earned two Grammy nominations and belong in a time capsule to show future generations the art of the piano trio in our time.
Join us for a post-show conversation with Bill Charlap and WRTI’s Bob Craig.
Join us in McCarter’s Lockwood Lobby from 5:00pm – 8:00pm on June 7, 8, 14, 15, and 22!
There will be delicious food and drinks available for purchase, plus music and activities for the whole family.
Pre-show admission and activities are FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC.
PERFORMANCES
VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFO
From Bill's Desk
Read what Special Programming Director Bill Lookwood has to say about the Vijay Iyer Sextet and The Jazz in June Festival.
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