Billy Stritch was born on February 12,1962 and is an American composer, arranger, vocalist, and jazz pianist.
12 Facts About Billy Stritch
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Billy Stritch played in a jazz vocal trio while at the University of Houston.
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The trio broke up and Billy Stritch moved to New York City.
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Billy Stritch met singer Marilyn Maye about 1980, while she was playing a club in Houston.
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Billy Stritch recorded his first album in 1992, the self-styled jazz LP, Billy Stritch.
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For 23 years, Billy Stritch was associated with Liza Minnelli, as her "confidant", music director, and piano player.
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Billy Stritch arranged the music for her show at Radio City Music Hall and opened her act on a national tour of the US In 1999, he arranged music for Liza Minnelli's Broadway one-woman show Minnelli on Minnelli: Live at the Palace, and performed with her in 2008's Liza's at the Palace.
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Billy Stritch co-wrote, with Brian Lane Green, I Would Never Leave You for Liza's at the Palace.
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Billy Stritch joked that he couldn't afford a "cottage" in the Hamptons.
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On most Monday nights since 2003 Billy Stritch provides piano accompaniment for the open mic smorgasbord which is known as "Cast Party," hosted by his long-time friend Jim Caruso at Birdland, a Manhattan jazz club.
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Billy Stritch's recording of Dreaming of a Song: The Music of Hoagy Carmichael with Klea Blackhurst was released in October 2008.
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Billy Stritch has performed frequently with Linda Lavin, touring nationally with her in 2017 and 2018.