“It’s not like two pianists playing together. In a sense, it’s almost like both of us become this new entity—four hands at two pianos becomes kind of a new pianist amalgamation of both of us.” That was pianist Bill Charlap on NY1, describing what it’s like playing the piano with his wife, Renee Rosnes. In turn, Rosnes confided: “I feel like I can kind of do anything on the piano and Bill will get my back and Bill will be there to support me.”
You can watch the segment here on NY1. And on Wednesday July 28, as part of Jazz in July, Renee and Bill will play together, along with a half dozen other musicians, in Postcard from Brazil, a celebration of the unique cultural melding of Brazilian music and American jazz.
[Jazz In July 2010]
Previously: 92Y Q&A with Bill Charlap, Artistic Director of Jazz in July Series
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