Bill Beach has performed with many jazz legends including Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, Eddie Harris, Nat Adderley, Mark Murphy and Howard Roberts. He has studied with Marian McPartland, Jack DeJohnette and Warren Bernhardt. Bill has performed in Japan, Mexico, and many European countries.
In 2002 Bill began serious study of Brazilian music and the Portuguese language. This included a trip to Brazil in 2006 where he met and performed with many Brazilian musicians. His current trio plays with a focus on Samba, Bossa Nova and MPB music styles. In 2008 he began writing his own lyrics in Portuguese and in 2009 he recorded his second CD that includes 6 vocals and 6 instrumentals, all original compositions.
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