Bill Carrothers
b. 1964, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Carrothers began playing piano professionally in the early 80s, soon establishing a reputation as a solid performer. During the next two decades he played many prestigious venues throughout the USA, including New York’s Village Gate, Knitting Factory and the revived Birdland, and also at Blues Alley in Washington, DC. In Europe he played at the New Morning club in Paris, and also headlined at several festivals including the Audi Jazz Festival in Brussels, the Nevers Jazz Festival, sharing billing with Abbey Lincoln, and the Marciac Festival. During these same 20 years, Carrothers has played as a sideman in bands led by many artists, among whom are Buddy DeFranco, Dave Douglas, Curtis Fuller, Tim Hagans, Billy Higgins, Lee Konitz, James Moody, Gary Peacock, Dewey Redman, Charlie Rouse, Terrell Stafford, Bill Stewart, Ira Sullivan, Toots Thielemans and Bennie Wallace. He has recorded with several of the foregoing, notably Douglas, Stewart and Sullivan. In autumn 2000, he headlined the Rising Star Tour throughout Europe.
A strikingly talented pianist, Carrothers’ up-to-the-minute style carries intriguing echoes of the work of leading hard-bop and post-bop masters, all filtered through his own distinctive and personal styling. Occasionally, there are also hints of delicate musings among the classical composers of the twentieth century.
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Discography
15 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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After Hours, Vol. 4
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Go Jazz on Jan 1, 1998
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Excelsior
Jazz - Released by Outnote Records on Apr 14, 2011
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A Night at the Village Vanguard (feat. Nicolas Thys, Dré Pallemaerts)
Jazz - Released by Pirouet Records on May 31, 2011
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Love and longing
Jazz - Released by La Buissonne on Jun 17, 2013
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Firebirds
Bill Carrothers, Vincent Courtois
Jazz - Released by La Buissonne Studios on Nov 12, 2021
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Home Row (feat. Gary Peacock, Bill Stewart)
Jazz - Released by Pirouet Records on Oct 28, 2008
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Castaways (feat. Drew Gress, Dré Pallemaerts)
Jazz - Released by Pirouet Records on Nov 16, 2012
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Joy Spring (feat. Drew Gress, Bill Stewart)
Jazz - Released by Pirouet Records on Mar 23, 2010
Choc Jazzman24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Sunday Morning
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Vision Fugitive on Nov 19, 2013
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Colleville-sur-Mer
Bill Carrothers, Vincent Courtois
Jazz - Released by La Buissonne Studios on Oct 12, 2021
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Wrong is Right
Andy Scherrer Special Sextet, Bill Carrothers
Jazz - Released by TCB - The Montreux Jazz Label™ on May 18, 2009
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Zeitgeist
The Kevin Brady Trio, Bill Carrothers, Dave Redmond
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on Nov 23, 2009
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