Brad Mehldau, piano

Grammy Award winner Brad Mehldau is one of contemporary jazz piano’s most lyrical and intimate voices. His improvisations are spontaneous, filled with surprise and wonder, and complemented by a rigorous appreciation of the formal architecture of music. The two sides of Mehldau’s personality—the improviser and the formalist—play off each other to create a sublime form of controlled chaos.

With his singular, intense style, Mehldau has performed worldwide since the mid-1990s, both with his trio and as a solo pianist. Mehldau has worked with many great jazz musicians, including a two-year role with saxophonist Joshua Redman’s band; recordings and concerts with Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden, and Lee Konitz; and recording as a sideman with Michael Brecker, Wayne Shorter, John Scofield, and Charles Lloyd. His music has appeared in Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut and Wim Wender’s Million Dollar Hotel.