The Village Voice: The 10 Best Jazz Shows in NYC This Month
New York City's venerable The Village Voice has named Brad's upcoming shows at the Village Vanguard as one of the best Jazz shows in May. The Brad Mehldau Trio will perform on May 6-11. Following is the text from the article:
Brad Mehldau Trio
An unstoppable force on piano since his emergence in the mid-'90s, Brad Mehldau has raised the bar for instrumentalists across the board, collaborating with the likes of Jon Brion, Pat Metheny, Chris Thile and most recently drummer Mark Guiliana on the electronic jazz feast Taming the Dragon (Nonesuch). At the Village Vanguard (May 6-11) Mehldau returns to the source of it all with his acoustic trio featuring bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard. The band's 2012 Nonesuch efforts Ode and Where Do You Start, focusing on originals and covers respectively, spill over with harmonic invention and interpretive finesse.