Bill Cunliffe at the Beatrice Wood Center

The Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts is pleased to present a performance by Grammy-Winning Pianist Bill Cunliffe on Sunday, April 30th at 3 pm. Cunliffe will be performing selections from the George Gershwin Songbook.

Bill Cunliffe is known for his innovative and swinging recordings and compositions. Bill began his career as a pianist and arranger with the Buddy Rich Big Band and worked with Frank Sinatra, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Benny Golson, and James Moody. He has since established himself as a solo artist and bandleader, with more than a dozen albums under his name.

Bill currently plays with his trio; his big band; his Latin band, Imaginación, and his classical-jazz ensemble, Trimotif. He performs in the U.S. and around the world as a leader and sideman as well as a soloist with symphony orchestras.

His latest recording is the Bill Cunliffe Trio album “River Edge, New Jersey,” with bassist Martin Wind and drummer Tim Horner, released in April by Azica Records. Other recent releases include his Overture, Waltz, and Rondo for jazz piano, trumpet, and orchestra. Bill performed the work with trumpeter Terell Stafford and the Temple University Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Luis Biava. The recording won Bill his fifth Grammy nomination, in the Best Instrumental Composition category.