July 16 2013 Under the stewardship of the great mainstream pianist Bill Charlap, this uptown festival has begun to broaden its horizons, but this year's kickoff show, on July 16, focusses on the traditional.
"Mr. Schaefer is very much a mainstream pianist, but he has his own way of looking at the mainstream, enlivening the relatively standard repertory that he played with fresh and entertaining ideas".
A studious mainstream pianist who is putting twists on the lineage of Chick Corea, McCoy Tyner and Richie Beirach, Ms. Piket leads an interactive trio that has been working as much as any jazz group in New York.
A strong mainstream pianist with a dominant Oscar Peterson influence, Benny Green is keeping the glories of mid-century jazz at the surface of his music; he'll play this weekend with Ray Drummond on bass and Rodney Green on drums.
March 30-31, in the Allen Room: Bill Charlap, the premier mainstream pianist of his generation, leads his polished trio in an overview of cool jazz, touching on compositions associated with Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, Miles Davis, and others.
October 16 2015 October 17 201515 The elegant mainstream pianist Broadbent was a trusted associate of the late bassist and bandleader Charlie Haden Smithh, another close friend of Haden's, was the bassist in Broadbent's lyrical trios of the eighties and nineties.
