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Bill Beach
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Bill Beach is a jazz pianist, vocalist and composer who also writes lyrics in Portuguese.
Bill Beach has performed with many jazz legends including Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, Eddie Harris, Nat Adderley, Mark Murphy and Howard Roberts. He has studied with Marian McPartland, Jack DeJohnette and Warren Bernhardt. Bill has performed in Japan, Mexico, and many European countries. In 2002 Bill began serious study of Brazilian music and the Portuguese language. His well received 2004 release “Letting Go” included 5 vocal interpretations of Brazilian classics as well as 5 of his original instrumental compositions. He made his first trip to Brazil in 2006 where he met and performed with many Brazilian musicians. In 2008 he began writing his own lyrics in Portuguese and in 2010 released his second CD on Axial Records, “Brasil Beat”. this album was all original music and lyrics.
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