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Pianist / Composer / Arranger / Band Leader Bill Gerhardt Gerhardt's compositional style in any genre he explores is uniquely recognizable. Balancing challenging harmonic and rhythmic aspects with natural melodic ideas, listeners are instantly drawn into the atmosphere regardless of the complexity. Equally, his ability to weave story lines with pianistic improvisations communicates in the most direct fashion. A visionary band leader, Bill customizes his composing and knack for combining the personalities and strengths of his band mates into seamless units. He has been acknowledged by his colleagues for these attributes for years and as exposure to a wider audience grows, so does the appreciation for his art. Bill Gerhardt, is a prolific composer and arranger

Album

Momentum

By Bill Gerhardt

Label: SteepleChase Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: One For Herbie; Daughter; Amsterdam; Coincidences; Sleet; Emerald; Cloud Field; Gary's Waltz; Momentum.

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Bill Gerhardt: Momentum

Read "Momentum" reviewed by George Kanzler

by George Kanzler
May 15, 2010

It takes uncommon knowledge of jazz history to begin a solo piano album with a dedication to Herbie Nichols. “One for Herbie" is only one of the delightful surprises from pianist Bill Gerhardt on this winning solo recital, sumptuously recorded on a 10-foot Fazioli grand piano at the SteepleChase studios in Europe. Based in Asheville, North ...

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Stained Glass

By Bill Gerhardt

Label: SteepleChase Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: Visitor; Little Penny; Paragraph; Words; Stained Glass; Video Tapes and Lies; Holding Noa.

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Bill Gerhardt: Stained Glass

Read "Stained Glass" reviewed by George Kanzler

by George Kanzler
March 10, 2008

Although Cotangent plays gigs in New York, the band is also a cogent example of the fecundity to be found in regional and international jazz. Pianist Bill Gerhardt and bassist Mike Holstein are charter members of the Jazz Composers Forum, an organization based in Asheville, North Carolina. Tenor saxophonist Marc Mommaas, now Big Apple-based, hails from ...