Bill Charlap

Bill Charlap and his mother, Sandy Stewart. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Bill Charlap, Willie Pickens, Renee Rosnes and Bethany Pickens performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington for the annual public radio special A Jazz Piano Christmas. Jati Lindsey/Courtesy of the Kennedy Center hide caption

Tony Bennett and Bill Charlap's new album, The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern, is out now. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Marian McPartland. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Renee Rosnes and Bill Charlap. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

The Bill Charlap Trio with Anat Cohen and Bob Wilber performs at the 2013 Newport Jazz Festival Adam Kissick for NPR hide caption

Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Hank Jones was one of Marian McPartland's first guests on Piano Jazz in 1979. Rafa Rivas/Getty Images hide caption

Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes' Double Portraits is a new album of piano duets featuring American popular music and more. Clay Patrick McBride hide caption

Marian McPartland performs at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola. Frank Stewart/Jazz at Lincoln Center hide caption

Kurt Elling performs with pianist Lawrence Hobgood at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home to Jazz at Lincoln Center. Frank Stewart/Jazz at Lincoln Center hide caption

Pianist Horace Silver recorded a number of classic albums for Blue Note, including Song for My Father and The Jody Grind. Francis Wolff/Mosaic Images hide caption

Bill Charlap. Donald Dietz/NPR hide caption