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 Bern...