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Bill Charlap
Sign in to saveAmerican jazz pianist, also know as the GOAT
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Life in E Flat - The Autobiography of Phil Woods
- Life in E Flat – The Autobiography of Phil Woods
- The Bill Charlap Collection
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1966
jazzjazz and bluespost-bop
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 185,974
- Total plays
- 988,908
Tags
jazzpianojazz pianoPost-Boppiano jazz
BILL CHARLAP (Pianist) was born in New York City into a musical family. His father, Moose Charlap, was a Broadway composer and songwriter whose credits included the scores to Peter Pan, The Conquering Hero, Whoop-up, Alice Through the Looking Glass and Kelly. His mother, Sandy Stewart, is a popular song singer who performed with Benny Goodman, co-starred on TV's Perry Como Show and scored a Grammy nomination for her hit single, "My Coloring Book" by the songwriting team of Kander and Ebb. <a hr
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bill
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Educated at
- Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- Jazz pianist Bill Charlap after a recital.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1966-10-15
- start of work period
- 1990-00-00
- name in native language
- Bill Charlap
- birth name
- William Morrison Charlap
- Commons category
- Bill Charlap
- social media followers
- 5760
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