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Bill Howland

Bill Howland grew up in the Greater Boston area, studying with classical pianist Allen Barker of Wayland, Massachusetts. Bill continued his education in music theory at Northeastern University and later studied with jazz pianist Dick Odgren of Worcester, whose faculty appointments include Berklee College of Music and Clark University.

Bill currently resides in Charleston, SC and plays regularly at the Swamp Fox Restaurant and Bar at The Francis Marion Hotel.

Bill formerly resided in Brewster, Massachusetts and played at many fine venues on Cape Cod, including Chatham Bars Inn, Christian’s Restaurant, The Roadhouse Café, Oysters Too, Old Sea Pines Inn and many others.

Bill’s specialties include solo piano, as well as duo with bass, and trio with bass & drums. His material is primarily derived from the Great American Songbook, including the compositions of Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Victor Young, Richard Rodgers, Johnny Mandel, Henry Mancini, Cole Porter and Cy Coleman among others.

The musical styles of Bill Evans, Dave McKenna, Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, McCoy Tyner have been among Bill’s primary influences.

Bill’s first CD recording, “On a Clear Day”, was released in March, 2005.

Bill's second CD recording, "Moon Rays", was released in September, 2008.

Web Site: www.howlandonline.com Email: [email protected]

Phone: (843) 513-5121

Gear

Yamaha C7 Grand Piano


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Jazz Piano CD Release - Bill Howland

Jazz Piano CD Release - Bill Howland

Source: All About Jazz

Bill Howland announces the release of his third solo piano CD “Seascape" (Graycat Productions).

Seascape features a selection of classic jazz recordings including: “All Blues" and “Nardis", (Miles Davis); “Lullaby of Birdland", (George Shearing); “Seascape", (Johnny Mandel); “On Green Dolphin Street", (Kaper, Washington); “My Favorite Things", (Rodgers, Hammerstein); “Speak Low", (Weill, Nash) and “Like Someone in Love", (Van Heusen, Burke). Two original compositions by Bill Howland, “Surfsong" and “Joharis Window" are also included on the CD. Bill has resided ...

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Bill Howland Jazz Piano CD Release

Bill Howland Jazz Piano CD Release

Source: All About Jazz

Bill Howland announces the release of his second solo piano CD Moon Rays (Graycat Productions). Moon Rays features a selection of classic jazz recordings including: Stella By Starlight, (Victor Young); Everytime We Say Goodbye, (Cole Porter); Im Old Fashioned, (Johnny Mercer, Jerome Kern); The Girl From Ipanema, (Antonio Carlos Jobim); and others. The title song, Moon Rays, is an original composition by Mr. Howland. Bill has recently relocated to Charleston, South Carolina from Brewster, Massachusettts, where he played regularly throughout ...

Charleston, SC - March 21, 2009 - Review by Scott Yanow, The Los Angeles Jazz Scene:

These four CDs feature pianists who deserve to be much better known.

Bill Howland Moon Rays (Graycat Productions)

Pianist Bill Howland is based in Charleston, South Carolina. Moon Rays (information is at howlandonline.com), his second release for his Greycat Productions label, features him playing solo on ten standards and his original title cut. Howland has a basic melodic style which is often punctuated by the rhythmic patterns that he plays with his left hand. His concise interpretations of the mostly-vintage melodies (only three performances are over four minutes and only “My Foolish Heart” is longer than five) get to the point quickly and succeed both as background music (he plays at a lot of restaurants) and for close listening. To his credit, Howland does not sound like any of his predecessors. Most of the selections (which include “The Girl From Ipanema,” “Stella By Starlight” and “Manha De Carnival”) have been performed a countless number of times before but chances are that these are among the songs that are most requested. In any case, Bill Howland gives the tunes some fresh life and performs with taste and a light solid swing.

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Primary Instrument

Piano

Willing to teach

Intermediate to advanced

Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Seascape

Graycat Productions
2009

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Moon Rays

Graycat Productions
0

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