Bill O'Connell

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Bill O'Connell
Born (1953-08-22) August 22, 1953 (age 71)
Genres Jazz, Latin jazz
Occupation(s)Musician, bandleader, educator
InstrumentPiano
Years active1978–present

Bill O'Connell (born August 22, 1953, in New York City) is a jazz pianist, educator, and bandleader. He is most associated with Latin jazz and hard bop. He studied piano at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, but has mostly lived in NYC or Long Island. He teaches jazz piano at Mason Gross School for the Arts at the New Brunswick campus of Rutgers University, in New Jersey. He worked with Chet Baker and Sonny Rollins early on in his career. From 1982 to 2017 he has often collaborated and toured with Dave Valentin.

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Discography

As sideman

With Dave Valentin

Kalahari (GRP, 1984)

Mind Time (GRP, 1987)

References

  1. ↑ Steve Slagle & Bill O'Connell, The Power Of Two. AllAboutJazz review by Dan Bilawsky, May 29, 2015 - retrieved 31 October 2018
  2. ↑ Bill O'Connell and The Latin Jazz All-Stars, Heart Beat. AllAboutJazz review by Edward Blanco, January 14, 2016 - retrieved 31 October 2018
  3. ↑ Bill O'Connell, Jazz Latin. Review by Alex Henderson, NYCJR, July 2018, Issue 195, page 22 - retrieved 29 October 2018
  4. ↑ Bill O'Connell and The Afro Caribbean Ensemble, Wind Off The Hudson. Review by Scott Yanow, NYCJR, December 2019, Issue 212, page 30 - retrieved 8 December 2019


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