The Los Angeles Times rightly says that Brad Mehldau is “universally admired as one of the most adventurous pianists to arrive on the jazz scene in years.”
He and his trio—which now includes bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard—established themselves as a major musical force with a series of five albums appropriately titled The Art of the Trio. Striking a balance between formal structures and improvisation, Mehldau and his mates offer up beautiful, lyrical, endlessly inventive music.He eschews comparisons and with good reason: Mehldau has truly found a voice of his own.
Supported by Ralph H. and Marcia A. Congdon, Laurie L. Fajardo, George A. and Barbara J. Grilley, Peggy Scholz, and Sheraton Iowa City Hotel
