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I’m very excited to give news of two releases on
@NonesuchRecords
today: 'Après Fauré' and 'After Bach II'. These are both solo piano projects, and both engage in the music of those respective composers. The liner notes for these records can be found at
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Here’s a bit of a performance video I made of “I Am the Walrus”—the opening track to my upcoming album 'Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays
@TheBeatles
'—at the Village Vanguard. You can watch it and hear me discuss
@JohnLennon
&
@PaulMcCartney
at
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Hello everyone out there, Here’s wishing you a happy and peaceful holiday season, with some impromptu music from my oldest daughter Eden and I.
- Brad
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My new solo album ‘Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays
@TheBeatles
’—nine songs by
@JohnLennon
&
@PaulMcCartney
and one by
@GeorgeHarrison
(plus a
@DavidBowieReal
classic), recorded live at
@Philharmonie
—is out now on
@NonesuchRecords
.
🔊
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RIP Joao Gilberto, a gentle but colossal force in music for 60 years. He brought us all joy and will be missed.
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TONIGHT: Brad begins a weeklong residency at Village Vanguard—his first solo jazz performances in New York since 2004!
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Hi everyone, hope you are all well out there! Rick Beato, whom I’m sure many of you know, invited me for an interview in his studio and we got to talk shop. I’ve been a fan of Rick’s videos for a while now, and it was great fun to sit with him and wonk out a bit.
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Brad Mehldau's new album,
#FindingGabriel
, is due May 17! He performs on piano, synths, percussion, Fender Rhodes & vocals w/guests
@Ambroseire
,
@SaraCaswellVLN
,
@RealKurtElling
, Joel Frahm,
@MarkGuiliana
,
@GabrielKahane
&
@BeccaStevensbsb
.
Pre-order now:
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Brad's new album
#AfterBach
—selections from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, each followed by a piece written by Brad, inspired by its WTC mate—is due March 9 on
@NonesuchRecords
! Pre-order to download the track "After Bach: Rondo" now:
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Here’s a bit of a performance video I made of
@JohnLennon
/
@PaulMcCartney
’s “Golden Slumbers,” from my new album, 'Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays
@TheBeatles
,’ at the Village Vanguard. You can watch it and see me discuss the song at
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Hey everybody, hope you’re all well out there. Joshua, Christian, Brian, and I recorded
#RoundAgain
more than two years ago, but we’re finally getting to hit together live. Last night we played at
@BlueNoteNYC
, and it felt really good, like an old glove! Tonight:
@TownHallNYC
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Excited to report that two new albums, 'After Bach II' and 'Après Fauré,' are due May 10 on
@NonesuchRecords
. Hear two 'After Bach II' tracks and pre-order the album at , and hear my 'Après Fauré: Prelude' and pre-order that album at
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Here's a bit of a scrolling score video we made of my “Après Fauré: Prelude,” from the upcoming album 'Après Fauré,' out May 10 on
@NonesuchRecords
. You can watch the complete Prelude video at
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I’d like to share the piano part for the title track of my new record, Finding Gabriel, for pianists and anyone else curious. Also, I’d like to share the audio of the piano alone before we layered stuff on to. Check it out:
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The Brad Mehldau Trio is getting ready to embark on their first cross-country tour of the US in over 4 years and shows are beginning to sell out. Visit for ticket links and more info - you don't want to miss your chance!
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Brad's new album,
#FindingGabriel
, is out now on
@NonesuchRecords
! "A soundtrack for our times," says the AP. The Times of London calls it "a master musician having fun."
Get it and listen now:
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Got to hear the incomparable Sullivan Fortner last night at
@bimhuis
in Amsterdam. I’m sure many of you know how unreal his music is … he just blows me away every time I get to hear him. Last night was piano solo.
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Brad's new album
#FindingGabriel
has been nominated for the
#GRAMMYs
for Best Jazz Instrumental Album!
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Dear fellow humans/music lovers, I wish you peace & well-being! I’m worried & sad for those who are suffering. The worst part for me, and I think so many of us, is having to stay put. My family & I are spending more time together than we ever have—in itself a great thing. (1/4)
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Brad's new album,
#AfterBach
—selections from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, each followed by a piece written by Brad, inspired by its WTC mate—is out now on
@NonesuchRecords
!
Get it and listen today:
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Brad Mehldau & Ian Bostridge
The Folly of Desire
June 2 on Pentatone
I’m very excited about the opportunity to present this song cycle on Pentatone. It’s a dream come true for me to be able to share this project with the world Ian & I have worked very hard over several years...
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Brad Mehldau Trio's new album,
#SeymourReadsTheConstitution
!—Mehldau originals + takes on pop songs (Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson), jazz tunes (Elmo Hope, Sam Rivers), and the American songbook (Frederick Loewe)—is out now!
Get it & listen today:
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My 2002 album ‘Largo,’ which turned 20 last year, will get its first-ever vinyl release, on
@NonesuchRecords
, June 16. You can pre-order the double-LP black vinyl edition now at
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The news of Jimmy Cobb’s passing is sad. I offer condolences to his loved ones. Jimmy Cobb was one of the handful of drummers who changed the music indelibly. Read Brad’s full note:
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Brad's new album,
#JacobsLadder
, due March 18, features new music that reflects on scripture and the search for God through music inspired by the prog rock he loved as an adolescent—his gateway to the fusion that eventually led to his discovery of jazz:
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The members of the original
@Joshua_Redman
Quartet—Redman, Brad,
@mcbridesworld
,
@BrianBlade
—who reunited after 26 years for the 2020 album
#RoundAgain
, return with
#LongGone
, an album of six Redman originals, out 9/9 on
@nonesuchrecords
.
Pre-order now:
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Hope you're all well out there. Just wanted to say that I'm very excited about the release of my record today,
#JacobsLadder
. It's available as a CD and streaming. Vinyl's out June 17. Hope you'll have some time to check it out:
Stay safe and well, Brad
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Here, on the 335th anniversary of Bach's birth, is Prelude in C# Major from Well-Tempered Clavier Bk I and Rondo from my Three Pieces After Bach, performed live at
@Philharmonie
de Paris in April 2018. —Brad (4/4)
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Brad Mehldau is nominated for
#GRAMMYs
for Best Improvised Jazz Solo on "De-Dah" from the Trio's
@NonesuchRecords
album Seymour Reads The Constitution!, which is up for Best Jazz Instrumental Album! Thank you,
@RecordingAcad
.
You can hear the album at
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My new solo album ‘Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays
@TheBeatles
’—nine songs by
@JohnLennon
&
@PaulMcCartney
and one by
@GeorgeHarrison
(plus a
@DavidBowieReal
classic), recorded live at
@Philharmonie
—is due Feb. 10.
You can pre-order now at
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Hi everyone, hope you are all safe and well out there. Last night here in Amsterdam I had the opportunity to record a 20 minute segment in the storied
@Concertgebouw
, without audience, as part of a wonderful video series they are doing.
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Brad has begun a solo tour of Europe, performing Three Pieces After Bach, which pairs selections from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier with his own new works. Catch the tour and pre-order the new album
#AfterBach
at
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My only consolation is the bag tag, immortalized forever in Rush’s classic jam. Long love Canada…Joni, Neil Young, Oscar Peterson, The Band…just for starters!
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Congratulations to
@NateChinen
on the publication of
#PlayingChanges
. This is the book we’ve been waiting for. It could open up conversation about jazz like
@alexrossmusic
’s
#TheRestIsNoise
did a few years ago with classical music.
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Thanks for the fantastic responses to 'Jacob's Ladder.' I’d like to offer the piano score of “(Entr’acte) Glam Perfume” as a free PDF download for pianists, musicians, and anyone else who might be curious to have a look at it:
Hope you enjoy! Best, Brad
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Hallo Nederlanders! I'll be performing w/
@nedpho_nko
the next few days: my piano concerto, which they're rehearsing here, music from
@jnnyg
's 'There Will Be Blood' score & more. Excited to perform w/conductor Clark Rundell & this worldclass orchestra. Tix:
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Hello everyone, The fall is upon us. I hope everyone’s well. I just finished a very rewarding tour with the brilliant English tenor, Ian Bostridge. We performed my new song cycle for him, The Folly of Desire and Schumann’s Dictherliebe...
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The original
@Joshua_Redman
Quartet—Redman, Brad Mehldau,
@McBridesWorld
,
@BrianBlade
—reunites on
#RoundAgain
, an album of seven newly composed songs and the group’s first recording since 1994’s 'MoodSwing,' due July 10 on
@NonesuchRecords
:
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Here’s a bit of "The Garden," from Brad Mehldau's new album,
#FindingGabriel
, due May 17 on
@NonesuchRecords
, with special guests
@BeccaStevensBsb
,
@GabrielKahane
,
@amBROSEire
, Joel Frahm &
@MarkGuiliana
.
Watch the full video & get the track now at
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Had a chat with
@NewYorker
's
@andrewmarantz
and a wander around my old haunts in the West Village to discuss my upcoming album of Beatles tunes on
@NonesuchRecords
and new memoir on
@EquinoxPub
in the latest issue's Talk of the Town.
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My book ‘Formation: Building a Personal Canon, Part I’—an autobiographical bildungsroman of sorts that traces my musical & personal formation and gives a picture of what the NYC jazz scene felt like in the late '80s / early '90s—is out now on
@EQUINOXPUB
:
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Hi everyone, just wanted to share this incredible performance of Bach followed by my piece. This guy just owns it!
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Brad is touring Japan next month with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. Don’t miss the chance to see these shows! More info & tickets:
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My 2002 album ‘Largo,’ which was produced by Jon Brion and turned 20 last year, is now on vinyl for the first time. You can get the double-LP now via
@NonesuchRecords
at
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📚 Brad Mehldau Trio's new album,
#SeymourReadsTheConstitution
!, is due May 18 on
@NonesuchRecords
! It's three Mehldau originals plus takes on pop songs, jazz tunes, and the American songbook.
Pre-order to get "Spiral" now:
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Watch: Brad performs an
#AfterBach
program from his spring
@Philharmonie
de Paris concert, via
@ARTEfr
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Hi everyone, hope you are well. I just arrived home from the road and found this fantastic gift from Louis Cole – both vinyl and CD! I was very glad to play on a track for this project. It’s a beautiful record. Original and very here and-now.
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In part 4 of Brad Mehldau's April 2018
@Philharmonie
concert, he performs the D Minor Prelude from Book I of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier and his Three Pieces After Bach: III. Toccata. You can watch it & hear his 2008
@NonesuchRecords
album
#AfterBach
at
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In part 3 of Brad Mehldau’s April 2018
@Philharmonie
de Paris concert, he performs the G Minor Fugue from Book II of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier & his own Three Pieces After Bach: II. Ostinato. Watch it & hear his 2018
@NonesuchRecords
album
#AfterBach
at
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Hello Friends! I wanted to let you know about a record I am on that just came out, Where The River Goes, from the fantastic guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel. It features Ambrose Akinmusire, Wolfgang, myself, Larry Grenadier and Eric Harland. Check it out:
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Brad's
@NonesuchRecords
debut album,
#LiveInTokyo
, makes its
#vinyl
debut for its 15th anniversary today! Made with
@RunOutGrooveLPs
, it's got the original album's eight tracks + an additional seven previously available only in Japan. Pick up a copy now:
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Hello. The sheet music for 'Fourteen Reveries,' a collection of short pieces for solo piano, is out now. As always, my not-so-secret wish is for other pianists to play these pieces. I’d like to offer the first piece as a free download for a limited time:
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Got several queries about a hot sauce bottle on the piano in
@NPRMusic
's video of Josh, Christian, Brian & me performing from our album
#RoundAgain
. I've been working at
@BunkerBrooklyn
& procured a few bottles from Michael McKiernan—who moonlights as a top-tier piano technician.
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Montreal—the Trio will be playing
@mtljazzfestival
at Théâtre Maisonneuve,
@Place_des_Arts
, on June 28. Tickets on sale April 6:
Montréal—le Trio jouera au
@mtljazzfestival
au Théâtre Maisonneuve,
@Place_des_Arts
, le 28 juin. Billets en vente le 6 avril.
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The Hungarian jazz and classical music magazine Gramofon has awarded Brad Mehldau Trio's new album,
#SeymourReadsTheConstitution
!, the Jazz Album of The Year 2018 Prize for non Hungarian recordings!
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Brad has been nominated for two
#GRAMMYs
: Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for 'Jacob's Ladder' and Best Instrumental Album for 'LongGone' with
@Joshua_Redman
,
@mcbridesworld
, and
@BrianBlade
!
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Hey NYC! Brad will be performing at SMOKE Jazz Club Nov 29 - Dec 2. Wednesday & Thursday sets will be Brad Mehldau Trio with Larry Grenadier and Marcus Gilmore; Friday & Saturday are solo piano. Limited tickets are available now at
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#RoundAgain
—the first recording from Brad,
@Joshua_Redman
,
@mcbridesworld
, and
@BrianBlade
since 1994's 'MoodSwing'—has been nominated for
#GRAMMYs
for Best Jazz Instrumental Album + Best Improvised Jazz Solo for Joshua Redman on "Moe Honk"!
🔊
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Brad will be at the Village Vanguard August 30—September 4 in his first solo jazz performance in New York since 2004!
Tickets are on sale now:
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Hi everyone, and hoping you are all well out there in cyberspace. I’d like to give some more context to the "The Prophet Is a Fool" video, for those who are curious, and explain a bit the personal emotions and politics that went into it. —Brad
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While sheltering at home with his family during the COVID-19 pandemic, Brad wrote 12 new songs about what he was experiencing & recorded them safely in a studio, along w/takes on three tunes that mean a lot to him, for a new album, 'Suite: April 2020.'
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Brad Mehldau's "L.A. Pastorale," from the upcoming album
#IStillPlay
, is out now, along with a video for the song featuring photos of Los Angeles. You can watch it now and pre-order the multi-artist album, due May 22 on
@NonesuchRecords
, at
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Hi everyone, really excited to have shared the first video of my up and coming record, Jacob’s Ladder. Thanks for checking it out. Here’s a bit of playing with my son Damien. It’s just the tail end of “Wives and Lovers” and then we stretch it out a bit.
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Spoke with
@NPRFreshAir
producer
@SamBriger
about my new album, 'Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays
@TheBeatles
,' out this Friday on
@NonesuchRecords
, and perform a bit on the latest episode of the show.
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Hello everyone, I hope you’re well out there, and hope you won’t mind me telling you a bit more about The Folly of Desire, which was just released. Here is a trailer that tells a bit about the project and more. All the best, Brad
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Freedom/Freedom/Freedom - You’ve gotta give/For what you take- George Michael told you that. Tomorrow we take the stage, where we’ll present a Wham medley with tabla accents a final grand fugue on the theme of “Careless Whisper.” Wishing everyone out there a fantastic summer.
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Brad joins
@Joshua_Redman
,
@mcbridesworld
&
@BrianBlade
for
#RoundAgain
—the group's first recording since 1994’s 'MoodSwing'—out now. "A flawless effort," says
@NPR
. "Each one of them is at the very top of his game now."
Get it & hear it at
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Brad's
#LiveInTokyo
3LP is on the press! The first-ever
#vinyl
release of his
@NonesuchRecords
debut, made on 180-gram vinyl with
@RunOutGrooveLPs
, is due for the album's 15th anniversary in September.
Reserve yours now:
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In part 2 of Brad Mehldau’s April 2018
@Philharmonie
de Paris concert, he performs the C Major Prelude from Book II of J.S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier and an improvised response live. You can watch it & hear his 2018
@NonesuchRecords
album
#AfterBach
at
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Hi everyone, the (bad-assed) classical pianist and educator Kirill Gerstein has been doing some fantastic panels on Zoom and has invited me to host one with him tomorrow. We’ll talk about Schumann, Rachmaninoff, Radiohead and the blues.
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Brad's new album, 'Variations on a Melancholy Theme,' performed with
@orpheusnyc
, is out now on
@NonesuchRecords
.
"I imagine it as if Brahms woke up one day and had the blues," Mehldau says.
Hear it and get it here:
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Read Brad’s message regarding his new album with Charlie Haden:
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Brad's debut duo album with mandolinist/singer
@ChrisThile
is out now on
@NonesuchRecords
! Get it today:
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Brad is nominated for
@TheGrammys
Best Improvised Jazz Solo for "Sleeping Giant," from Mehliana w/
@MarkGuiliana
!
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Hi everybody. I've recorded a podcast episode about my new album,
#JacobsLadder
. I talk about some of my personal experiences over the last two years while working on the music I've made during these turbulent times. You can hear it at
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Brad's 'Variations on a Melancholy Theme' is due June 11 on
@NonesuchRecords
, featuring Brad and
@orpheusnyc
, which commissioned this orchestral version of the work. "I imagine it as if Brahms woke up one day and had the blues," he says.
Pre-order:
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Tune in to see Brad's performance of songs by The Beatles at
@philharmonie
de Paris in September on
@Mezzo_TV
around the world this weekend:
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Brad &
@ChrisThile
begin a European tour, performing music from their 2017 self-titled debut duo album in Milan, Amsterdam, London, Paris, Munich, Zurich, Vienna & more. Details/tickets:
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It’s been a painful time. I’ve made a wonderful life with my family here in Holland, but have had to watch the country of my origin, the country I still love, in turmoil. Read Brad’s note:
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Each copy of Brad's
#LiveInTokyo
vinyl, out September 13, is individually numbered on the outside. Inside, it's three LPs of 180-gram
#vinyl
with the original album plus additional tracks previously only available on the Japanese edition.
Reserve yours:
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Brad's take on
@RUSHtheband
's "Tom Sawyer," from the upcoming album
#JacobsLadder
, is out now, with
@nonesuchrecords
label mate
@ChrisThile
on lead vocals & mandolin, Joel Frahm on saxophones,
@markguiliana
on drums, and Brad on keyboards & backing vocals:
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Brad has signed the deluxe
#vinyl
'Suite: April 2020,' exclusively in the
@NonesuchRecords
Store,
@Bandcamp
, and
@Discogs
. Supplies are limited, so order at . A minimum of $90 from each $100 sale goes to
@JazzFoundation
's COVID-19 Musician's Emergency Fund.
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Brad &
@ChrisThile
will release their debut duo album on January 27. Pre-order to get the track "Scarlet Town" now
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I’d like to post a video of Bach’s Prelude In C# Major, Bk I Well-Tempered Clavier, followed by my piece, Rondo, the first from Three Pieces After Bach. These were part of a concert in Paris
@Philharmonie
. The whole show lived for a while on YouTube, but was taken down. (2/4)
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Here’s a bit of "O Ephraim," a new track from Brad Mehldau's forthcoming album,
#FindingGabriel
, due May 17 on
@NonesuchRecords
. Watch the full video, which debuted via
@WBGO
, and get the track now at
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Brad &
@ChrisThile
have been nominated for an
@ECHO_Musikpreis
#ECHOJazz2018
Award for their self-titled debut duo album:
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Brad Mehldau Trio's song "Spiral," from the forthcoming album
#SeymourReadsTheConstitution
!, has made
@WBGO
's
@NateChinen
's list of
#TakeFive
tracks of note this week:
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True greatness! A model for staying true to your convictions, no matter what.
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Here's a bit of Brad Mehldau Trio's album Blues and Ballads. Preorder for the full song now:
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Brad will premiere a new song cycle 'The Folly of Desire' with British tenor
@Ianbostridge
at concert halls in Europe starting this February. (US dates to be announced soon.) More info about the tour can be found at
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The original
@Joshua_Redman
Quartet—Brad, Redman,
@mcbridesworld
,
@BrianBlade
—who reunited for the 2020 album
#RoundAgain
—will tour in April, at
@BlueNoteNYC
,
@TownHallNYC
,
@chicagosymphony
,
@UMSpresents
,
@KoernerHall
, and
@celebrityseries
.
🎟️:
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