Brad Mehldau

In ensemble or in solo, Brad Mehldau is a phenomenon of the piano, an extraordinary talent of erudite and magnetic jazz improvisation. 

An ebullient, multifaceted artist, Brad Mehldau’s approach to the piano proves the ridiculousness of labels. His jazz infuses everything from rock to Brazilian rhythms and pop, deploying an inventiveness in which rich references vie in a living tapestry of spontaneity. Composer for cinema, including Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut, he testifies to a sense of the dramatic that never fears vocality or lyricism, since this subtle heir to Keith Jarrett and Herbie Hancock has also assimilated the great romantic legacy of Schubert, Schumann and Beethoven. Gifted assimilator and admirer of Bach, he also surprises with his contrapuntal play and his polytonal irony, fashioning freely, but always with supreme mastery, his musical material.

Piano Brad Mehldau

Radiohead
Karma Police  

Lennon/McCartney
I Am the Walrus 

Lennon/McCartney 
Your Mother Should Know

Radiohead 
Little by Little

Jimmy Van Heusen/Johnny Burke
Here's That Rainy Day

John Coltrane
Satellite  

Jerome Kern / Otto Harbach
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

Brad Mehldau 
Waltz for J.B. 

Gabriel Fauré
Nocturne 

Johannes Brahms 
Rhapsody in B minor #1 excerpt

Stevie Wonder
Golden Lady

David Bowie
Life on Mars

Lennon/McCartney
Golden Slumbers

Cole Porter
It's All Right With Me