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Author: ROBERTA PIKET

Posted on June 9, 2026June 9, 2026

Roberta Piket Organ Trio at The Velvet Vault Speakeasy, Bayside, Queens on Saturday, June 13, 2026

Who: Roberta Piket Organ Trio

Date: 06/13/26

Time: 8:30pm

Venue: The Velvet Vault Speakeasy

Address: 40-12 214th Pl

City: Bayside, Queens, NY

Zip: 11361

Venue phone: Ask Roberta for password

Price: No cover charge

Last minute date!

Roberta Piket – organ
Jim Hershman – guitar
Billy Mintz – drums

8:30pm – 11:30pm

Posted on June 1, 2026June 1, 2026

Roberta Piket Quintet at Smalls Jazz Club, New York on Saturday, December 19, 2026

Who: Roberta Piket Quintet

Date: 12/19/26

Time: 9:00pm

Venue: Smalls Jazz Club

Address: 183 West 10th Street

City: New York, NY

Posted on June 1, 2026June 1, 2026

Roberta Piket Quintet at Smalls Jazz Club, New York on Friday, December 18, 2026

Who: Roberta Piket Quintet

Date: 12/18/26

Time: 9:00pm

Venue: Smalls Jazz Club

Address: 183 West 10th Street

City: New York, NY

Posted on June 1, 2026June 1, 2026

Roberta Piket Quintet at Ornithology, Brooklyn on Monday, August 3, 2026

Who: Roberta Piket Quintet

Date: 08/03/26

Time: 6:30pm

Venue: Ornithology

Address: 6 Suydam Street

City: Brooklyn, NY

Zip: 11221

Roberta Piket – piano, compositions
Virginia Mayhew – tenor saxophone
Pete McCann – guitar
David Kingsnorth – bass
Billy Mintz – drums

Posted on June 1, 2026June 1, 2026

Roberta Piket Quartet at The Django, New York on Sunday, July 5, 2026

Who: Roberta Piket Quartet

Date: 07/05/26

Time: 6:30pm

Venue: The Django

Address: 2 Avenue of The Americas – The Roxy Hotel, Cellar Level

City: New York, NY

Zip: 10013

Venue phone: (212) 519.6649

Roberta Piket – piano, vocal
Eddie Allen – trumpet
Gregory M. Jones – bass
Billy Mintz – drums

Posted on May 22, 2026June 1, 2026

Playing with Lance Bryant and SHOUT! at Clement’s Place, Newark on Monday, June 1, 2026

Who: Lance Bryant and SHOUT!

Date: 06/01/26

Time: 7:00pm

Venue: Clement’s Place

Address: 15 Washington Street

City: Newark, NJ

Venue phone: 862-205-7660

One set only

Posted on May 22, 2026June 1, 2026

Playing with Bob DeVos Trio at Edison Public Library, Edison on Saturday, June 6, 2026

Who: Bob DeVos Trio

Date: 06/06/26

Time: 2:00pm

Venue: Edison Public Library

Address: North Edison Branch – 1907 Oak Tree Road, Suite 102

City: Edison, NJ

Zip: 08817

Venue phone: (732) 548-3045

Price: Free

Bob DeVos – guitar
Roberta Piket – organ
Steve Johns – drums

Posted on May 22, 2026June 1, 2026

Roberta Piket Organ Trio at Sunset Music Series, West New York on Thursday, June 18, 2026

Who: Roberta Piket Organ Trio

Date: 06/18/26

Time: 6:00pm

Venue: Sunset Music Series

Address: Fountain at Riverwalk Place

City: West New York, NJ

Price: Free

Free outdoor concert- 6pm – 8pm

Roberta Piket – organ
Bob DeVos – guitar
Steve Johns – drums

Posted on May 22, 2026June 1, 2026

Playing with Scott Reeves’ Music of Memphis Composers Project at Maureen’s Jazz Cellar, Nyack on Friday, June 26, 2026

Who: Scott Reeves’ Music of Memphis Composers Project

Date: 06/26/26

Time: 8:00pm

Venue: Maureen’s Jazz Cellar

Address: 2 N Broadway

City: Nyack, NY

Zip: 10960

Venue phone: (845) 535-3143

Scott Reeves – trombone, alto horn
Steve Wilson – saxophones
Roberta Piket – piano
Aidan O’Donnell – bass
Eric Reeves – drums

Posted on May 22, 2026June 1, 2026

Playing with Eddie Allen Quartet at Harlem Jazz Series, New York on Friday, July 3, 2026

Who: Eddie Allen Quartet

Date: 07/03/26

Time: 7:00pm

Venue: Harlem Jazz Series

Address: Mount Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church – 15 Mount Morris Park West

City: New York, NY

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“(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
“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
“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
“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
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


“Pianist and composer Roberta Piket stands among the elite minds of modern jazz.”
National Public Radio


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

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


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


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


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


“The revelation of this year’s (Earshot Jazz) festival was Roberta Piket.”
JazzTimes
[West Coast Trio] is a masterful album, a poignant reminder of how compelling small group interplay can be…
Thomas Stauder, Ossining Gazette
“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



“Subtle genius.”
Elliott Simon, All About Jazz


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



“A sense of discovery abounds.”
Billboard Magazine


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


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

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

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

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

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)

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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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