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Because of my interest in this music, The Leopard is
sometimes asked who are some of the best artists around these days.
Even though at 41 I wouldn’t call the brilliant
musician Brad Mehldau a “young lion”, his experience and pianistic prowess is
quite remarkable for his age.
Mehldau has often (unfairly, I think) been compared to Bill
Evans and Keith Jarrett, and even though there may be some validity to that as
far as primary influences, Mehldau has
a sound all his own. Drawing from
classical , pop and jazz idioms, Mehldau is a trailblazer. He’s played with only the most
exemplary of musicians – Joshua Redman, Charles Lloyd, Pat Metheny, Jon Brion, and many more. He’s also
responsible for the recent custom of bringing in more contemporary music to
jazz, such as Radiohead and Neil Young with great success.
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