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Posted on April 26, 2018April 26, 2018

Playing with Billy Carrion Jr. Trio Edition in Teaneck Friday, April 27th 2018

Posted on April 20, 2018April 18, 2018

Roberta Piket Trio in Nyack Saturday, April 21st w/ Jay Anderson & Billy Mintz

Posted on April 19, 2018April 18, 2018

Roberta Piket Trio w Harvie S and Billy Mintz at Mezzrow, NYC Thursday, April 19th 2018

Posted on April 15, 2018October 13, 2017

Roberta Piket Trio in New York Thursday, April 19th 2018

Posted on April 15, 2018

Playing w/ Scott Reeves Jazz Orchestra in Montclair Sunday, April 15th 2018

Posted on April 13, 2018

Playing with Julie Bluestone Group in New York Friday, April 13th 2018

Posted on April 9, 2018March 29, 2018

Playing with Billy Mintz 5tet in Brooklyn with T Malaby, Joey Sellers – Monday, April 9th 2018 w/ Malaby and Greene

Posted on March 21, 2018

Playing with Billy Mintz Quartet in Brooklyn Wednesday, March 21st 2018

Posted on March 19, 2018January 30, 2018

Double Bill(y)! Playing with Billy Carrion Jr. Trio Edition in Brooklyn Tuesday, March 20th 2018

Posted on March 18, 2018

Playing with Billy Carrion Jr. Trio Edition in Englewood Sunday, March 18th 2018

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“Subtle genius.”
Elliott Simon, All About Jazz


“…a jazz pianist who still hasn’t quite received the ovations that her unique talents deserve.”
Don Heckman, Int'l Review of Music
These performances [on Domestic Harmony] portray a warmth that goes beyond the collegiality of most jazz.
Martin Johnson, Wall Street Journal
Whether improvising freely or working within standard jazz structures, Roberta Piket and Billy Mintz show that there is no genre that they cannot conquer.
Terrell Holmes, The New York City Jazz Record

Third time through this [online] solo hit… it’s superb… you need to see the welcome mat she puts out for “Monk’s Dream.” 

Jim Macnie (@hapboym)


“It’s Piket’s two-handed keyboard work that has Keith Jarrett’s facility but more guts….”
Ken Waxman, NYC Jazz Record

“Roberta Piket is a revelation on the piano, a virtuosa whose skill and innovation can enliven and transform any song.”
NYC Jazz Record

“Wonderful and versatile…. A strikingly fine pianist and composer… Expect jazz in its more multi-limbed, open-ended definition.”
Josef Woodard, Santa Barbara News-Press
“Roberta Piket isn’t a blusterer: each of her pieces seeks to solve a particular problem, and she’s quietly been working on form and conceptual matters in the spirit of devoted explorers like Chick Corea and Richie Beirach.”
Ben Ratliff, New York Times


“Roberta is a force to be reckoned with and one to watch.”
Mike Stratton, 89.7FM, WLNZ, Lansing, MI


“The revelation of this year’s (Earshot Jazz) festival was Roberta Piket.”
JazzTimes

“Roberta Piket is not as well-known as she should be, but “Solo” gives plenty of examples of her deep, rich talent.”
Thomas Cunniffe, Jazz History Online


“Piket is emerging as one the top tier of improvising pianists around today.”
Dave Wayne, AllAboutJazz.com


“Pianist and composer Roberta Piket stands among the elite minds of modern jazz.”
National Public Radio
[West Coast Trio] is a masterful album, a poignant reminder of how compelling small group interplay can be…
Thomas Stauder, Ossining Gazette
At the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival…despite her phenomenal talent, Piket had a refreshingly down-to-earth rapport with the audience…a tour-de-force.
Rochester City Newspaper
“An exceptional modern-jazz pianist hovering just outside the radar, Piket looks beyond the tradition while tipping her hat to its verities.
The New Yorker



“A sense of discovery abounds.”
Billboard Magazine

“(Critic’s Choice) Constantly curious, she has released a series of recordings probing across the landscape from retro-mainstream to free jazz.”
Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times
“If you were lucky enough to hear Roberta Piket…you heard an exceptional talent…with probing lyricism and creative fluency…a fine instinct for leading a rhythm section…always taking the music to a more elevated plateau.”
Los Angeles New Times
“Piket plays with a studied abandon… she’s completely familiar with the entire history of jazz piano which she translates into a comfortably post-modern attitude…. What a gift to evoke everyone from Jelly Roll Morton to Stanley Cowell!”
Jan P. Dennis, Audiophile Audition


“A modern romantic with a contemporary harmonic sense and a timeless genius for inventing fresh, crisp ideas.”
Owen McNally, Hartford Courant

“A favorite of Marian McPartland, Piket is a deeply swinging, intelligent, two–fisted pianist.”
Paul deBarros, Seattle Times

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Available on ESP-Disk: Seven Pieces/About an Hour/Saxophone, Piano, Drums (2023)

Free improvisation with long-time colleagues alto saxophonist Mark Reboul and drummer Billy Mintz.

Available on Sunnyside Records: You've Been Warned (2022)

Collaborative CD featuring originals by Harvie S, Billy Mintz and Roberta Piket

DOWNBEAT READERS VOTE FOR ROBERTA IN POLL!

The people have spoken! In the 2018 Downbeat Readers' Poll, Roberta was voted 8th in the Jazz Artist category (just behind such luminaries as Pat Metheny and Tony Bennett), 7th in the Piano category (following the legendary Keith Jarrett) and 5th in the Organ category!

ROBERTA WINS DOWNBEAT CRITICS POLL RISING STAR CATEGORY

Roberta won the 2018 Downbeat Critics Poll Rising Star Award for Organ. Roberta also placed 16th in the Rising Star category for piano.

Roberta plays and endorses Fishman amplifiers and ZT amplifiers.

Coming Performances

  • June 13, 2026 8:30 pm Roberta Piket Organ Trio The Velvet Vault Speakeasy Bayside, Queens US
  • June 18, 2026 6:00 pm Roberta Piket Organ Trio Sunset Music Series West New York
  • June 26, 2026 8:00 pm Scott Reeves' Music of Memphis Composers Project Maureen's Jazz Cellar Nyack
  • July 3, 2026 7:00 pm Eddie Allen Quartet Harlem Jazz Series New York
  • July 5, 2026 6:30 pm Roberta Piket Quartet The Django New York US

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