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Life

Mehldau was born in Jacksonville, Florida in 1970, grew up in West Hartford, Connecticut and graduated from Hall High School in 1988.^[1] He played piano from an early age, and discovered jazz at the age of twelve, when a friend played him a live recording of John Coltrane. Keith Jarrett's solo album Solo Concerts (Bremen/Lausanne) was another early influence, as were Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker [1]. He went on to play in his high school's jazz band. The first jazz record he purchased was Coltrane's Blue Train[2]. West Hartford is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. ... William H. Hall High School is a four-year public high school located in West Hartford, Connecticut. ... John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967), nicknamed Trane, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. ... Keith Jarrett (born May 8, 1945 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is an American pianist and composer. ... The Amazing Bud Powell - early LP cover Earl Rudolph Bud Powell (September 27, 1924 – July 31, 1966 in New York City) was one of the most influential pianists in the history of jazz. ... Thelonious Sphere Monk (October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was a jazz pianist and composer. ... Charles Bird Parker, Jr. ... Blue Train is a jazz album by John Coltrane, released in 1957 (see 1957 in music. ...

Mehldau moved to New York in 1988 to study jazz at The New School, studying under Fred Hersch, Junior Mance and Kenny Werner, and also playing with Jackie McLean and Jimmy Cobb [3]. NY redirects here. ... The New School is an institution of higher learning in New York City, located around Greenwich Village in Lower Manhattan. ... Fred Hersch (born October 21, 1955 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a contemporary American jazz pianist who has become a consistent and highly demanded performer on the international jazz scene. ... Julian Clifford Mance, Jr. ... Kenny Werner(born November 19, 1951 in Brooklyn) is a jazz pianist. ... John Lenwood (Jackie) McLean (born May 17, 1932) is an American jazz alto saxophonist and educator, born in New York City. ... Jimmy Cobb (born January 20, 1929 in Washington D.C.) is an American jazz drummer. ...

He went on to play as sideman with a variety of musicians, most importantly with the Joshua Redman quartet, before forming his own trio in 1994. Joshua Redman (born February 1, 1969) is a prominent American jazz saxophonist who records for Nonesuch Records. ...

The musician

Mehldau plays original compositions, jazz standards and jazz arrangements of popular music, having a particular liking for the music of Radiohead, Paul Simon, Nick Drake, The Beatles, and Elliott Smith. Mehldau has a distinct talent for transforming these 'Rock' songs in such a way that they sound as if they were Jazz Standards in the first place. He is best known as leader of the Brad Mehldau Trio, with bassist Larry Grenadier and drummers Jorge Rossy and Jeff Ballard (who succeeded Rossy in 2005). Radiohead are an English rock band from Oxfordshire, initially formed in the mid-1980s under the name On a Friday. ... Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, half of the folk-singing duo Simon and Garfunkel who continues a successful solo career. ... Nicholas Rodney Drake (June 19, 1948 – November 25, 1974) was an English singer-songwriter and musician best known for his acoustic, autumnal songs. ... The Beatles were a British rock band from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. ... Steven Paul Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003), better known as Elliott Smith, was an American singer-songwriter and musician. ... A bassist is a musician who plays a double bass or electric bass (also referred to as bass guitar). ... This article needs cleanup. ... A drummer in Action A drummer is a person who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... Jeff Ballard is an American jazz drummer. ...

He has also played and recorded solo and with co-leaders Peter Bernstein, Mark Turner, Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny and others. In 2004, Mehldau toured with Kurt Rosenwinkel and Joshua Redman. Mark Turner is a well-known jazz saxophonist and clarinetist with several albums. ... Charlie Haden, Pescara Italy 1990 Charles Edward Haden (born August 6, 1937) is a jazz double bassist, probably best known for his long association with saxophonist Ornette Coleman. ... Patrick Bruce Metheny (born August 12, 1954 in Lees Summit, Missouri) is an American jazz guitarist. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Joshua Redman (born February 1, 1969) is a prominent American jazz saxophonist who records for Nonesuch Records. ...

Mehldau is sometimes compared with Bill Evans but dislikes the comparison, explaining why in the liner notes of The Art of the Trio IV. Also compared to Keith Jarrett, he describes Jarrett's solo work as more inspiration than influence. Other influences cited by him are Miles Davis, Larry Goldings, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jesse Davis, David Sanchez, Oscar Peterson and the other members of his own trio [4]. His classical training shows, and he often plays a separate melody with each hand in unusual rhythmic meters such as 5/4 and 7/4. William John Evans, (better known as Bill Evans) (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was one of the most famous jazz pianists of the 20th century; he remains one of the major influences on post-1950s jazz piano. ... Keith Jarrett (born May 8, 1945 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is an American pianist and composer. ... Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was one of the most distinguished jazz musicians of the latter half of the 20th century. ... Larry Goldings is a jazz organist born August 28, 1968 in Boston, Massachusetts. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Jesse Davis (born 9 November 1965) is an American jazz saxophonist. ... David Sanchez ( born August 6, 1969 in Tecoman, Colima ) was a Mexican soccer striker, an important player on Club Atletico Morelia from 1988 to 1990. ... Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC, CQ, O.Ont. ... Look up melody in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Metre or meter (US) is the measurement of a musical line into measures of stressed and unstressed beats, indicated in Western music notation by a symbol called a time signature. ...

Discography

Albums as leader or solo

• Introducing Brad Mehldau (1995)
• The Art of the Trio (1996)
• The Art of the Trio II — Live At The Village Vanguard (1997)
• The Art of the Trio III — Songs (1998)
• Elegiac Cycle (1999)
• The Art of the Trio IV — Back At The Vanguard (1999)
• Places (2000)
• The Art of the Trio V — Progression (2001)
• Largo (2002)
• Anything Goes (2004)
• Live in Tokyo — Solo Piano (2004)
• Day is Done (Trio) (2005)
  • a complete piece from the album (streaming, official)
• House on Hill (Trio) (2006)

Albums as co-leader

• New York-Barcelona Crossing Volume 1 (1993) Mehldau, Rossy, Rossy, Sambeat
• New York-Barcelona Crossing Volume 2 (1993) Mehldau, Rossy, Rossy, Sambeat
• When I Fall In Love (1993) Mehldau & Rossy Trio
• Consenting Adults (1994) Mehldau, Turner, Bernstein, Grenadier, Parker
• Alone Together (1997) Mehldau, Haden, Konitz
• Another Shade of Blue (1999) Mehldau, Haden, Konitz
• Close Enough For Love (1999) Fleurine
• Don't Explain (2004) Joel Frahm, Brad Mehldau
• Love Sublime (2006) Brad Mehldau, Renée Fleming
• Metheny/Mehldau (2006) Brad Mehldau, Pat Metheny
• Metheny Mehldau Quartet (2007) Mehldau, Metheny, Grenadier, Ballard

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Albums as sideman

• "Mood Swing" (1994) Joshua Redman
• Timeless Tales (for Changing Times) (1998) Joshua Redman
• The Water Is Wide (2000, ECM) Charles Lloyd
• Hyperion With Higgins (2001, ECM) Charles Lloyd
• Works For Me (2001, Verve) John Scofield
• Alegria (2003, Verve) Wayne Shorter
• Like a Dream (2004, CryptoGramophone) Darek Oleszkiewicz
• Deep Song (2005, Verve) Kurt Rosenwinkel
• Blues Cruise (2005, FSNT) Chris Cheek

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TV Appearances

• SOLOS: the jazz sessions (2004) Bravo! Canada

Soundtracks

• Midnight In The Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
• Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
• Space Cowboys (2000)
• Million Dollar Hotel (2000)
• Ma Femme Est une Actrice (2001)
• "Unfaithful" (2002)
• Mehldau's "When It Rains", the opening track on Largo (2002), and "Young at Heart" appear in the 2006 film The Lake House but not on the accompanying soundtrack itself.

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See also

• List of jazz pianists

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References

1. ^ http://www.jazzatlincolncenter.com/about/news/050202b-news.html

External links

• Official Brad Mehldau Web Site
  • Interview with the trio
• Official German Homepage, Warner Music Group
• Review of Brad Mehldau's concert in Prague