Biography
Jazz Pianist-Philip
Growing up on Atlanta's East Side, Philip began classical piano training at age 6. In his teens, listening to his father's jazz record collection sparked a passion for jazz, which he pursued in school, taking AP Music Theory and Advanced Jazz Band at Chamblee Charter High School. Following this, he majored in jazz at the University of Memphis, later transferring to Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas, on a full music scholarship where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in music in 2012.
Since returning to Atlanta immediately after graduating, he has become a sought-after musician throughout the Southeast. His career includes live performances, teaching private lessons, and even appearances on screen in productions like HBO’s *RESPECT* (2021) and *The Color Purple* (2023).
In 2018, Philip joined the “American Music Abroad” tour, performing across Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, and Moldova with the Myrna Clayton Experience. Now back in Atlanta, he continues to perform full time as a musician and bandleader.
Song List
JAZZ STANDARDS
Latin:
500 Miles High (E-)
Besame Mucho (D-)
Blue Bossa (C-)
Black Orpheus (A-) (“Manha de Carnaval”)
Desafinado (F)
Girl From Ipanema (F)
Meditation (C)
Night in Tunisia (D-)
I remember April (G)
Wave (D)
Corcovado (A-)
Tristé (A)
Recordame (A-)
One Note Samba (Bb)
Mixed:
Caravan (F-)
A Night in Tunisia (D)
Green Dolphin Street (Eb)
Nica’s Dream (Bb-)
I’ll Remember April (G)
Waltz:
Afro Blue (F-)
All blues (G)
Black Narcissus (A-)
Footprints (C-)
My Favorite Things (B-)
Someday My Prince will come (Bb)
Windows (B-)
Little B’s Poem (F-)
6/8:
Summertime (A-)
At last (F)
Cry me a river (G-)
Georgia on my Mind (G)
God Bless The Child (Db)
Misty (Eb)
What a Wonderful World (C)
Unique Meter:
Take Five (Eb-)
Fast Swing:
This I Dig of You (Bb)
Au Privave (F)
Eye of the Hurricane (F-)
Giant Steps (B)
Impressions (D-)
Inner Urge (G)
Milestones (G-) (new changes in Real book)
C-Jam Blues (C*)
Mr. PC (C-)
Oleo (Bb)
Cherokee (Bb)
Solar (C-)
Ballads:
My Funny Valentine (C-)
My one and only love (G)
Naima (Ab)
Nature Boy (D-)
The Nearness of You (C)
Body & Soul (Eb-)
In a Sentimental Mood (D-)
Straight 8ths:
Nothing Personal (C-)
The Chicken (Bb)
Butterfly (F-)
Watermelon Man (F)
Chameleon (Bb)
Cantaloupe Island (F-)
Little Sunflower (D-)
Maiden Voyage (D)
Mercy Mercy Mercy (Bb)
Jazzy FUNK & B:
Happy People (D-)
I Can’t Help It (Ab)
Pass The Peas (D-)
Cissy Strut (C-)
Strausbourg St. Denis (Ab)
Maputo (G-)
Mr. Magic (C-)
MED SWING:
Stompin’ at the Savoy (Db)
All the things you are (Ab)
All of Me (C)
Almost like being in love (F)
Alone together (D-)
Autumn leaves (E-)
Beatrice (F)
Billie’s Bounce (F)
Blue Monk (Bb)
Body and Soul (Eb-)
Bouncing with bud (Bb) intro
Bye Bye Blackbird (F)
Bye Ya (realbook Eb)(Ab)
Confirmation (F)
Days of Wine and Roses (F)
Dear Old Stockholm (D-)
Dolphin Dance (Eb)
Don’t Get Around Much (Bb)
Donna Lee (Ab)
Easy Living (F)
Equinox (C-)
Fly Me To The Moon (A-)
A Foggy Day (C)
Four (Eb)
Freddie Freeloader (Bb)
Groovin High (Eb)
Have you Met Miss Jones (F)
Honeysuckle Rose (C)
How High the Moon (G)
I could Write A book (C)
In a Mellow Tone (Eb)
In Walked Bud (Ab)
Invitation (C-)
Killer Joe (C)
L-O-V-E (C)
Ladybird (C)
Like Someone in Love (Ab)
Lullaby of Birdland (F-)
Minority (F-)
Moanin’ (F-)
Moon dance (Bb-) (van Morrison)
Nardis (E-)
New York, New York (Eb)
Night and Day (Eb)
Voyage (F-)
JAZZ for Singers
500 miles High [E-]
Afro Blue [F-] or [C-] for Robert Glasper Version
All Blues [G]
All Of Me [C]
All The Things You Are [Ab/F-]
Alone Together [D-] ADD TO iREAL LIST
At Last [F]
Autumn Leaves [E-] [G-]
Body & Soul [Eb-/Db]
Bye Bye Blackbird [F]
Butterfly [F-] [Herbie Hancock]
Cherokee [Bb]
Close Your Eyes [Eb-]
Corcovado [A-] (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)
Days of Wine & Roses [F]
Desafinado [F]
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore [Bb]
Easy Living [F]
Fever [A-]
Fly Me To The Moon [C/A-]
A Foggy Day [F]
Four [Eb]
Georgia On My Mind [G]
The Girl From Ipanema [F]
God Bless the Child [Db!]
Have You Met Miss Jones? [F]
Honeysuckle Rose [F]
How High The Moon [G]
I Could Write a Book [C]
I Didn’t Know What Time It Was [G]
I Remember April [G]
I’m Beginning to See the Light [Bb]
In A Mellow Tone [Ab]
In a Sentimental Mood [F/D-]
It Could Happen To You [Eb]
La Vie En Rose [C]
Like Someone In Love [Eb]
*Little B’s Poem [F-]
Love For Sale [Bb-]
Lullaby of Birdland [Ab/F-]
Mac The Knife [Bb]
Maiden Voyage [D]
Meditation [C]
Misty [Eb]
Moondance [Bb- or A-]
My Favorite Things [B- or E-]
Nature Boy [D-]
The Nearness Of You [C]
New York, New York [Eb]
Nica’s Dream [Bb-]
Night And Day [Eb]
A Night In Tunisia [D-]
On Green Dolphin Street [Eb]
On The Street Where You Live [Bb]
One Note Samba [Bb]
Pure Imagination [Eb]
Round Midnight [Eb-]
Route 66 [Bb or F]
Satin Doll [C]
The Shadow of Your Smile [G]
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes [Eb]
Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise [C-]
*in my Solitude [Eb]
Someday My Prince Will Come [Bb]
Spain [D/B-] (Al Jarreau)
Stolen Moments [C-]
*Straighten Up And Fly Right [Ab]
Summertime [A-]
Sway [G-]
Take The A-Train [C]
Tenderly [Eb]
There Will Never Be Another You [Eb]
This I Dig Of You [Bb]
This Masquerade [F-]
Triste [A]
Unforgettable [G]
Wave [D]
The Way You Look Tonight [Eb]
When You Wish Upon A Star [C]
What Is This Thing Called Love [C]
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