Brad Mehldau – “The Garden” (Video)
The last time Brad Mehldau played electric as a leader was 2014’s Mehliana: Taming the Dragon alongside drummer Mark Guiliana. That album was dope, weird, with a full, rich sound …
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Brad Mehldau Trio – ‘Seymour Reads the Constitution!’
The Brad Mehldau Trio — Mehldau on piano, Larry Grenadier on bass, and Jeff Ballard on drums — have not released an album together in four years, 2014’s Blues and …
Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau (Album Review)
Mandolinist Chris Thile and pianist Brad Mehldau have been playing together for a little while now. I got to see them play together in Austin back in 2013 and was …
“And I Love Her”: A Critical Analysis of Covers
Brad Mehldau has a reputation for building beautiful piano trio versions of pop songs, notably including a lot of Beatles material. His trio release from earlier this year, Blues & …
Warren Wolf – ‘Convergence’
For years, I have known a certain truth– don’t sleep on Warren Wolf. the master vibraphonist has snuck up on me one too many times on releases of his own. …
Mehliana – “Centinela” (Video)
Hopefully, you remember pianist Brad Mehldau and drummer Mark Guiliana‘s amazing Nonesuch album from last year, Mehliana: Taming the Dragon. The explosive pairing made for some of the most interesting …
“Paranoid Android”, “Granada”, and “Convalescent”: A Look at Brad Mehldau
Brad Mehldau is certainly one of the most influential pianists, and probably one of the most influential musicians on any instrument, of his generation. His solo piano and piano trio …
Mehliana – “Just Call Me Nige (Live)” (Video)
The superduo of Brad Mehldau, likely one of the most influential jazz pianists of our time, and Mark Guiliana, hands down one of the best drummers around, are soon to …
The Best Jazz Albums of 2012: #10-1
By the circumstances of our calendar, we culturally use the transition into the new year as a time to reflect. We reflect on how we have grown as people, about …
The Best Jazz Albums of 2012: #25*-11
This has been a particularly strong year for music. I feel like I’ve been saying it more and more but do you remember how you felt at the beginning of …
Brad Mehldau Duets with John Mayer, Our Heads Go Explodey at the Awesomeness
In case you missed it, John Mayer’s concert at the Hollywood Bowl last night had a special guest: Brad Mehldau. Check out videos of the pair performing The Verve’s “Bittersweet …