1. Bill Carrothers was born on July 13,1964 and is a jazz pianist and composer based in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
10 Facts About Bill Carrothers
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Bill Carrothers has cited Clifford Brown, Shirley Horn, and Oscar Peterson as influences on his development as a musician.
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Bill Carrothers began playing piano at age five, studying with his church organist before learning jazz from pianist Bobby Peterson.
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Bill Carrothers performed at the Knitting Factory, The Village Gate, and Birdland as well as Blues Alley in Washington, DC Bill Carrothers has worked with Buddy DeFranco, Curtis Fuller, Billy Higgins, Freddie Hubbard, Lee Konitz, James Moody, Gary Peacock, Dewey Redman, Charlie Rouse, James Spaulding, Terell Stafford, Toots Thielemans, and Prince.
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Bill Carrothers has performed in France at the New Morning, Nevers Jazz Festival, and Marciac Festival, in Belgium at the Audi Jazz Festival and Jazz Middelheim, and he headlined the Rising Star Tour in October, 2000 through Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
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In July, 2009, Bill Carrothers played a week-long stand at the Village Vanguard with his European trio, a recording of which was released in 2011.
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Bill Carrothers is a regular on the Chicago scene, having performed at the Chicago Jazz Festival, the Green Mill, and The Jazz Showcase.
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In 2011, Bill Carrothers became an adjunct professor at Lawrence University in Wisconsin.
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In 2017, Bill Carrothers began performing with the Copper Cats on The Red Jacket Jamboree.
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Bill Carrothers was awarded the Grand Prix du Disque for Jazz in 2004 and was nominated for the Les Victoires du Jazz in 2005 and 2011.