Bradford Alexander Mehldau was born in1970 in Jacksonville Florida,is an American jazz pianist and composer🎷✨. Brad , until he was 10 years old had played mostly simple pop tunes and exercises from books, but the move brought him a new piano teacher 🎹, who introduced him to classical music 🎤🎼🎹🎶.This new interest lasted for a few years, but by the age of 14 he was listening more to jazz, including recordings by saxophonist John Coltrane and pianist Oscar Peterson. Keith Jarrett’s Bremen/Lausanne helped Mehldau realize the potential of the piano as an instrument.

Mehldau’s first recording was for Hollyday’s The Natural Moment in 1991; his first tour of Europe was also with the saxophonist that year.Mehldau’s interest in classical music returned when he was in his early twenties,and spurred him into developing his left-hand playing. He led his own trio from at least 1992, when he played at New York’s Village Gate.Mehldau is married to Dutch jazz vocalist Fleurine, with whom he has recorded and toured.They met in 1997❤,and have three children. 

Mehldau has been nominated for several Grammy Awards. He was nominated for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo on “Blame it on my mouth”from The Art of the Trio Volume One in 1998,Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group for Art of the trio 4 in 2000, Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group for Brad Mehldau in 2009, Best Improvised Jazz Solo for the title track of Ode in 2013❤

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