Charles Bateman
Charles "Charlie" Bateman (born 1922 in Youngstown ; † January 24, 2004 in Orlando , Florida ) was an American jazz pianist .
Bateman's parents both played the piano; During his musical training he initially dealt with classical music. At the age of 18 he appeared as a soloist with the Buffalo Symphony Orchestra. When he was around twenty he came to New York City and continued his training with the German pianist Bruno Eisner. After he finally turned to jazz , he gave concerts in February 1947 with Louis Armstrong and the Edmond Hall Sextet at New York's Carnegie Hall . In 1947 he was a pianist with Sy Oliver ; for the following decade he worked with Gene Ammons , Aaron Bell, and Sonny Stitt . After three decades of no further recordings, he played in 1981 in the Harlem Blues and Jazz Band , which u. a. also Bobby Williams (tp), Eddie Durham (tb), Eddie Chamblee (ts), Lawrence Lucie (git) Johnny Williams (kb) Tommy Benford (dr) belonged. In the early 1990s he left the New York jazz scene and lived in Florida until his death in early 2004. In the field of jazz he was involved in 17 recording sessions between 1947 and 1997, most recently with the Panama Francis Quintet.
Web links
- Charles Bateman at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Musical Genius' Charles Bateman Played Jazz Piano With The Greats - Obituary in the Orlando Sentinel (2004)
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed May 14, 2017)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bateman, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bateman, Charlie (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Youngstown |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 24, 2004 |
| Place of death | Orlando , Florida |