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Bird Lives! a Salute to Charlie Parker at Robert Treat Center
Where
Robert Treat Center
1 Center Street
Newark, NJ
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When
Sat, April 11, 2015
7:30 pm
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Musicians
Bill Charlap
piano
Phil Woods
saxophone, alto
Charles McPherson
saxophone, alto
Jesse Davis
saxophone, alto
Peter Washington
bass
Kenny Washington
drumsAbout
The Bill Charlap Trio, with Peter Washington on bass and Kenny Washington on drums, joins in celebrating the fire, freedom, beauty and vitality of Parker’s gift to music.
Known for his interpretations of American popular song, Charlap has performed with leading artists of our time, including Tony Bennett and Wynton Marsalis. He has received two Grammy Award nominations, for Somewhere: The Songs of Leonard Bernstein and most recently The Bill Charlap Trio: Live at the Village Vanguard. Charlap also has recorded albums featuring the music of Hoagy Carmichael and George Gershwin.
