Bill Charlap, Piano, David Wong, Bass and Dennis Mackrel, Drums. Grammy Award winning pianist “Bill Charlap approaches a song the way a lover approaches his beloved…no matter how imaginative or surprising his take on a song is, he invariably zeroes in on its essence” (Time Magazine). Bill Charlap has performed with many of the leading [...]

A true torchbearer of the jazz piano tradition comes to The Side Door for an intimate evening of solo piano Benny Green – Solo Piano Benny Green is one of the most exciting, hard-swinging pianists to emerge from the legacy of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. Born in New York and raised in Berkeley, California, Green [...]