Bill Carrothers (born July 13, 1964[1]) is a jazz pianist and composer based in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

[3][6] Carrothers began playing piano at age five, studying with his church organist before learning jazz from pianist Bobby Peterson.

[5][8][9] After a year at North Texas, Carrothers was a member of Irv Williams' band before moving to New York City in 1988.

[10] He performed at the Knitting Factory, The Village Gate, and Birdland as well as Blues Alley in Washington, D.C.[2][4][5] He has worked with Buddy DeFranco, Curtis Fuller, Billy Higgins, Freddie Hubbard, Lee Konitz, James Moody, Gary Peacock, Dewey Redman, Charlie Rouse, James Spaulding, Terell Stafford, Toots Thielemans, and Prince.

[2][3][4] In July, 2009, Carrothers played a week-long stand at the Village Vanguard with his European trio (Nicolas Thys and Dre Pallemaerts), a recording of which was released in 2011.