BRAD MEHLDAU
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He is one of the great names of contemporary jazz piano. The New York Times describes him as ‘the most influential jazz pianist of the last 20 years’. Moving between popular music and classical training, Brad Mehldau traces a unique path, embodying the essence of jazz, classical Romanticism and pop music.
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Brad Mehldau Trio at Verbier Festival 2025 (Brad Mehldau, Felix Moseholm and Jorge Rossy)
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International critics praise his collaborations with Pat Metheny, Renée Fleming and Joshua Redman, as much as his trio concerts (with Larry Grenadier on bass and Jeff Ballard on drums) or solo piano performances. His brilliant reworkings of songs by the Beatles, Cole Porter or Radiohead, as well as his original compositions win over a very wide audience as well as the most specialist press. Mehldau’s musical personality is one of antithesis. On the one hand, he is a great improviser who relishes the wonder sparked by a spontaneous musical idea; on the other, he is fascinated by the formal architecture underlying every piece of music. In the whirlwind of inspiration, Brad Mehldau’s recitals intimately blend expressiveness and structured musical thought. As he plays, Mehldau the improviser and Mehldau the formalist are always one and the same, like an organised chaos. Come and enjoy the musical genius of one of the finest musicians of our time at the Verbier Festival.
