Brad Mehldau live in concert.
ON TOUR

Brad Mehldau

25
critic concert reviews
jazz

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

75
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Critic Consensus

Based on 25 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Brad Mehldau is rated as an enjoyable live performer, with some notable strengths. Brad Mehldau concert reviews describe live shows and performances as inspirational, eclectic, stirring, mellow, and adventurous.

ON TOUR

Cemal Resit Rey (CRR) Konser Salonu, Istanbul, Turkey (October 12)

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Latest Release

Après Fauré (10 May 2024)

Artist Info

Genre
jazz
Origin
Jacksonville, United States (8/23/1970)
Bio
Brad Mehldau is an American jazz pianist born on August 23, 1970 in Jacksonville, Florida. He plays original compositions and jazz standards, as well as interpretations of non-jazz songs by The Beatles, Nick Drake, Radiohead and Soundgarden, for example.
Has Performed With
Mark Guiliana, Chris Thile, Brad Mehldau Trio

Critic Concert Reviews

Jazzwise (UK)

May 7, 2024
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Cheltenham brought together another high-calibre, diversely programmed bill that packed in big name headliners and deep-jazz thrills aplenty

Jazzwise (UK)

August 22, 2023
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A stellar line-up of jazz stars took to the stunning open-air stage at this festival on the French Riviera in Juan Les Pins, Antibes

The Telegraph (UK)

March 17, 2019
60
%
Brad Mehldau, Barbican, a barrage of Bach but not enough jazz

The Santa Barbara Independent (USA)

November 1, 2017
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Jazz has always been about achieving a balance between structure and improvisation, and this performer strikes that equilibrium at a higher level and to a greater degree than virtually any other musician of his generation.

The Arts Desk (UK)

December 19, 2015
80
%
Rock up to a so-called jazz night today and the repertoire can come from anywhere you’re as likely to hear Jimi Hendrix or J.

The Guardian (UK)

December 18, 2015
80
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But as conversations between jazz classical music and pop have grown ever more fluent Mehldau’s eclecticism has turned him into a major star.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (USA)

April 25, 2014
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It wasn't one of those shows that pounded music into an audience; you almost had to reach out and touch it as you would a flower.

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