Billy White pianist
Solo piano for hotels, piano bars & private events — jazz standards, pop, Latin & Brazilian, show tunes and requests.
“Rock Steady” solo · R.E.S.P.E.C.T., the Aretha Franklin Story national tour, 2023
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First Things First
Modern-jazz originals for trio and quintet, with Ambrose Akinmusire, Dayna Stephens, Yunior Terry and Yaala Ballin. “One of the year’s most impressive debuts” — San Francisco Chronicle.
About
A jazz pianist and composer whose path has been anything but traditional.
A San Francisco Bay Area native, Billy studied jazz piano at UCLA on scholarship under Kenny Burrell and Gerald Wilson, while earning a degree in ethnomusicology. Those years took him from a jazz/hip-hop group in Paris to the study of Gnawa trance music in Morocco, and into writing for film. He led his own trio and quintet in Brooklyn.
- Music director & keys R.E.S.P.E.C.T., the Aretha Franklin Story, national tour 2023
- Arranger Bear Valley Orchestra, feat. Kalil Wilson
- Composer film, TV and concert work · Film & TV
- Producer Meme Machine Productions
Press
“One of the year’s most impressive debuts.”San Francisco Chronicle, 2010
“White’s intent was to showcase his prowess as a composer. He’s quite good, in this regard.”DownBeat, ★★★, 2011
“…rife with exciting compositions and strong group interplay.”All About Jazz, 2010
Book Billy
Hotel lounges, piano bars, restaurants, private events and residencies. Solo piano or a small group.