Bill Charlap Trio

The Bill Charlap Trio was formed by jazz pianist Bill Charlap, bassist Peter Washington and drummer Kenny Washington in 1997. Charlap came from a musical family, his father being Broadway composer Moose Charlap and his mother singer Sandy Stewart. Charlap is married to the jazz pianist and composer Renee Rosnes.

The Trio are a leading force in jazz and noted for their interpretations of popular American songs. They made their debut with ''S Wonderful' in 1998, followed by 'Written in the Stars' in 2000. They received Grammy nominations for 'Somewhere: The Songs of Leonard Bernstein' (2004) and 'The Bill Charlap Trio: Live at the Village Vanguard' in 2007. In 2015 they released 'Notes from New York'. In 2016 the Trio plus Tony Bennett on vocals recorded the Grammy Award-winning album 'The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern', followed up by 'Uptown, Downtown' in 2017.