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Grammy Award-winning pianist, composer and bandleader Bill Charlap celebrates the 60th anniversary of "Jazz in the Garden"

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Bill Charlap

Grammy Award-winning pianist, bandleader and composer Bill Charlap will perform at the Jazz in the Garden Series at The Newark Museum of Art.

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Bill Charlap

Charlap will be joined by drummer Kenny Washington and bassist David Wong. Antoinette Montague will also sing as part of the celebration.

Bill Charlap spoke with his dear friend, WBGO's Sheila Anderson ,about the importance of having fun when performing live.

You can SEE Sheila's entire conversation with Bill Charlap below.

Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998. Since then, Doug and his news staff have received more than 300 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.
Sheila E. Anderson—affectionately known as the "Queen of Hang"—is a respected broadcaster, author, producer, moderator, emcee, and cultural advocate whose decades of work have helped shape and sustain the jazz community. While much attention is deservedly focused on the artists themselves, Anderson has dedicated her career to creating platforms that celebrate their stories, preserve jazz history, and connect audiences with the music. A visionary who has consistently created opportunities beyond traditional media, she has become one of jazz's most influential communicators.