Grammy Award-winning contemporary jazz pianist Brad Mehldau has been consistently recording and performing music since the ‘90s. In that time, he has released numerous solo albums, a five-album series with a trio entitled The Art of the Trio, and collaborative albums with fellow musicians such as Jon Brion, Pat Metheny and Renée Fleming. Mehldau now has over 40 records to his name as a leader or contributor. He is distinguished by the experimentation and pop music appeal of his playing, and his fondness for both formalism and improvisation has been known to produce dynamic performances for audiences everywhere. Nate Chinen, a jazz reviewer for The New York Times, says Mehldau is “the most influential jazz pianist of the last 20 years.”
WHO: Paul Mehldau
WHEN: Sunday, Feb. 4, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Hodgson Concert Hall
HOW MUCH: $35–55
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