About
Bill Wurtzel has the experience to play jazz that’s appropriate for any event and handle all details professionally. He has performed at top jazz clubs and concerts worldwide with many legendary musicians. Bill has led bands at countless private affairs. Repetoire includes Gershwin, Porter, Ellington, Basie, Jobim, Jazz and Classical favorites. Bill is a member of local 802 and is a director of the Jazz Foundation of America http://www.jazzfoundation.org.
| Artists played with: Count Basie “Countsmen”, Bill Doggett, Jimmy McGriff, Wild Bill Davis, Ruth Brown, Teri Thornton, Gloria Lynne, Jimmy Witherspoon Private Affairs: ABC-TV, Disney, Bank Street College, Churchill School, Syracuse University, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, NYC Police Foundation, Catholic Charities, Jewish Fund For Justice, Harlem School of the Arts, Jazz Foundation of America, Riverside Symphony, Paul Simon | Clubs: Blue Note, Birdland, Smoke, Sweet Basil, Rainbow Room, Ellington's, Trumpets Concerts: Apollo Theater; Lincoln Center; Town Hall; United Nations; Celebrity Cruises; Royal Olympic Cruises; Rive Salt, France; Monterverde, Costa Rica; Rimini, Italy; Villars, Switzerland; Bangalore and New Delhi, India |
