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Posted on March 15, 2018January 30, 2018

Double Bill(y)! Playing with Billy Mintz Quartet in Brooklyn Tuesday, March 20th 2018

Posted on March 15, 2018

Playing with Rob Middleton Organ Quartet in Montclair Thursday, March 15th 2018

Posted on March 3, 2018

Playing with Mark Patterson Quintet in Nyack Saturday, March 3rd 2018

Posted on February 20, 2018February 10, 2018

Playing with Billy Carrion Jr. Trio in Jersey City Friday, February 23rd 2018

Posted on February 18, 2018February 17, 2018

Playing with Jam Session w/ the John Richmond Quartet in Piermont Monday, February 19th 2018

Posted on February 18, 2018

Playing w/ Billy Carrion Jr. Trio Edition in Englewood Sunday, February 18th 2018

Posted on January 30, 2018January 26, 2018

Playing w/ Rufus Reid in New York Tuesday, January 30th 2018

Posted on January 11, 2018December 22, 2017

Playing w/ Virginia Mayhew Group in Manalapan Saturday, January 14th 2018

Posted on January 10, 2018December 10, 2017

Billy Carrion Jr. Trio Edition in Montclair Friday, January 12th 2018

Posted on December 27, 2017

Jam session with the Mark Hagan Quartet in Tappan Wednesday, December 27th 2017

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

“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



“A sense of discovery abounds.”
Billboard Magazine
“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
[West Coast Trio] is a masterful album, a poignant reminder of how compelling small group interplay can be…
Thomas Stauder, Ossining Gazette

“(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
These performances [on Domestic Harmony] portray a warmth that goes beyond the collegiality of most jazz.
Martin Johnson, Wall Street Journal


“Roberta is an eloquent creator who takes chances but is true to her internal compass.”
Michael Steinman, JazzLives
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

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


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



“Subtle genius.”
Elliott Simon, All About Jazz

“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


“An extremely talented young pianist. I predict she’ll go far as a jazz pianist and composer.”
Marian McPartland
“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

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)


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


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


“…a jazz pianist who still hasn’t quite received the ovations that her unique talents deserve.”
Don Heckman, Int'l Review of Music

Roberta Piket enters a tune’s body intimately, revealing the soul of a song with both precision and surprise.
JazzIz
“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
“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
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


“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

“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 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
  • July 10, 2026 7:00 pm Victor Jones Quintet Zinc Bar New York

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