Sharp Radway

Sharp Radway is a jazz pianist, composer, and arranger based in Brooklyn, New York, whose playing is rooted in the gospel traditions of the church where he first learned music. A protégé of pianist Randy Weston, he became an in-demand sideman and leader, working with figures such as Yusef Lateef, Benny Golson, Slide Hampton, Curtis Fuller, Louis Hayes, Eddie Henderson, Steve Turre, and Randy Brecker. A native of Hartford, Connecticut, he is a self-taught pianist who also served as music director, pianist, and arranger for The Celebration of Lionel Hampton Big Band. He released his debut recording, Hymns and Things (Introspection and Reflection), in 2012, and he is the founder and director of The Sharp Radway Gospel Chorale. Radway is also the author of the instructional book Musicianship 101 (What They Don't Tell You In School).