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Composer and saxophonist Bill Kirchner's jazz ensemble, the Bill Kirchner Nonet, has appeared at major festivals, concerts, and nightclubs since 1980. |
Hailing from Youngstown Ohio, Bill Kirchner has become a jack of all trades in the jazz world. He's a saxophonist, a bandleader, a composer-arranger, an educator, a record and radio producer, and a jazz historian.
Kirchner graduated from Manhattan College in New York and 1975. Following a five year stint in Washington, D.C., playing with the Mike Crotty Big Band, The Bernard Sweetney Quartet, and his own groups, Kirchner returned to New York and has lived there ever since.
Upon his return to New York, Kirchner began the Bill Kirchner Nonet, writing most of the group's arrangements himself. The group continues to record and tour, and has played many of the finest venues and festivals around. In addition to the nonet, Kirchner continued working in duo, trio and quartet settings. On saxophone, Kirchner has also performed with a number of fine artists and groups including Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra; the American Jazz Orchestra, Anita O'Day, Chris Connor, Tito Puente and Bobby Rosengarden.
In the early 1990's, Kirchner began putting his extensive knowledge of jazz history to use, working as producer, compiler and liner note-annotator for new and reissue jazz recordings from almost all of the major record companies. He has also written and produced several programs from NPR's Jazz Profiles.
Kirchner continues to perform and keeps a busy schedule teaching jazz course at The Manhattan School of Music, The New School University and the New Jersey City University.
Set List for Bill Kirchner on Piano Jazz:"Body and Soul" (Green, Heyman, Sour)
"C Jam Blues" (Ellington)
"Emily" (Mandel, Mercer)
"Theme for Gregory" (Kirchner)
"Blue Bossa" (Dorham)
"Freepiece" (McPartland, Kirchner)
"Threnody" (McPartland)
"Everything I Love" (Porter)
Bill Kirchner on the Web
Kirchner graduated from Manhattan College in New York and 1975. Following a five year stint in Washington, D.C., playing with the Mike Crotty Big Band, The Bernard Sweetney Quartet, and his own groups, Kirchner returned to New York and has lived there ever since.
Upon his return to New York, Kirchner began the Bill Kirchner Nonet, writing most of the group's arrangements himself. The group continues to record and tour, and has played many of the finest venues and festivals around. In addition to the nonet, Kirchner continued working in duo, trio and quartet settings. On saxophone, Kirchner has also performed with a number of fine artists and groups including Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra; the American Jazz Orchestra, Anita O'Day, Chris Connor, Tito Puente and Bobby Rosengarden.
In the early 1990's, Kirchner began putting his extensive knowledge of jazz history to use, working as producer, compiler and liner note-annotator for new and reissue jazz recordings from almost all of the major record companies. He has also written and produced several programs from NPR's Jazz Profiles.
Kirchner continues to perform and keeps a busy schedule teaching jazz course at The Manhattan School of Music, The New School University and the New Jersey City University.
Set List for Bill Kirchner on Piano Jazz:
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