Bill Charlap Trio The Bill Charlap Trio, with bassist Peter Washington and drummer Kenny Washington, marks its 27th year together this season, and is recognized as one of the leading ensembles in jazz. The Trio earned Grammy nominations for 2017s Uptown Downtown (Impulse!/Verve) and Somewhere: The Songs of Leonard Bernstein and The Bill Charlap Trio: Live at the Village Vanguard (both on the Blue Note label). Their 2016 album Notes from New York (Impulse!/Verve) earned a five-star review in Downbeat, which hailed it as a master class in class.