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Author: ROBERTA PIKET

Posted on October 6, 2026October 6, 2026

Playing with Bob DeVos Trio at Jazz at the Lodge, Ossining on Thursday, January 28, 2027

Who: Bob DeVos Trio

Date: 01/28/27

Time: 7:00pm

Venue: Jazz at the Lodge

Address: 118 Croton Ave

City: Ossining, NY

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

Posted on October 1, 2026October 1, 2026

Playing with Victor Jones Orchestrio at Brush Culture, Teaneck on Friday, October 9, 2026

Who: Victor Jones Orchestrio

Date: 10/09/26

Time: 8:00pm

Venue: Brush Culture

Address: 482 Cedar Lane

City: Teaneck, NJ

Zip: 07666

Posted on September 24, 2026October 4, 2026

Playing with Ralph Lalama Trio at Mirabella Cocina Latina, Dobbs Ferry on Thursday, October 8, 2026

Who: Ralph Lalama Trio

Date: 10/08/26

Time: 7:00pm

Venue: Mirabella Cocina Latina

Address: 1 Hamilton Street

City: Dobbs Ferry, NY

Zip: 10522

Venue phone: (929) 667-7898

Posted on September 24, 2026October 1, 2026

Playing with Ralph Lalama Organ Trio at Ornithology, Brooklyn on Friday, October 2, 2026

Who: Ralph Lalama Organ Trio

Date: 10/02/26

Time: 9:00pm

Venue: Ornithology

Address: 6 Suydam Street

City: Brooklyn, NY

Zip: 11221

Ralph Lalama – saxophone
Roberta Piket – organ
Andy Watson – drums

Posted on September 21, 2026September 28, 2026

Adam Kolker / Billy Mintz Birthday gig at Bar Bayeux, Brooklyn on Thursday, December 17, 2026

Who: Adam Kolker / Billy Mintz Birthday gig

Date: 12/17/26

Time: 8:00pm

Venue: Bar Bayeux

Address: 1066 Nostrand Avenue

City: Brooklyn, NY

Zip: 11225

Posted on September 16, 2026September 25, 2026

Roberta Piket Quintet at Maureen’s Jazz Cellar, Nyack on Saturday, October 17, 2026

Who: Roberta Piket Quintet

Date: 10/17/26

Time: 8:00pm

Venue: Maureen’s Jazz Cellar

Address: 2 N Broadway

City: Nyack, NY

Zip: 10960

Venue phone: (845) 535-3143

Price: $25.

One set only at 8pm.

Charles Pillows – Saxophones and woodwinds
Pete McCann – guitar
Roberta Piket – piano
David Kingsnorth – bass
Lucianna Padmore – drums

Posted on September 12, 2026September 13, 2026

Roberta Piket “Organithology” Quartet at Cafe Ornithology, Brooklyn on Friday, October 30, 2026

Who: Roberta Piket “Organithology” Quartet

Date: 10/30/26

Time: 9:30pm

Venue: Cafe Ornithology

Address: 1037 Broadway

City: Brooklyn, NY

Roberta Piket – organ
Eddie Allen – trumpet, flugelhorn
Steve Nelson – guitar
Billy Mintz – drums

Posted on September 8, 2026September 30, 2026

Roberta Piket Organ Trio at Mirabella Cocina Latina, Dobbs Ferry on Thursday, November 12, 2026

Who: Roberta Piket Organ Trio

Date: 11/12/26

Time: 7:00pm

Venue: Mirabella Cocina Latina

Address: 1 Hamilton Street

City: Dobbs Ferry, NY

Zip: 10522

Venue phone: (929) 667-7898

Price: No cover charge.

with:
Roberta Piket – organ
Bob DeVos – guitar
Diego Lopez – drums

Posted on September 5, 2026September 17, 2026

Roberta Piket Quintet at Bar Bayeux, Brooklyn on Saturday, March 6, 2027

Who: Roberta Piket Quintet

Date: 03/06/27

Time: 8:00pm

Venue: Bar Bayeux

Address: 1066 Nostrand Avenue

City: Brooklyn, NY

Zip: 11225

Roberta Piket – Piano
Mary Ann McSweeney – Bass
Billy Mintz – Drums
Pete McCann – Guitar

Posted on September 5, 2026September 5, 2026

Playing with Spigame Big Band Directed by Victor Jones at Cutting Room, New York on Saturday, September 26, 2026

Who: Spigame Big Band Directed by Victor Jones

Date: 09/26/26

Time: 8:30pm

Venue: Cutting Room

Address: 44 E. 32nd St.

City: New York, NY

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“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

“(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


“It’s Piket’s two-handed keyboard work that has Keith Jarrett’s facility but more guts….”
Ken Waxman, NYC Jazz Record
“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 is emerging as one the top tier of improvising pianists around today.”
Dave Wayne, AllAboutJazz.com



“A sense of discovery abounds.”
Billboard Magazine


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

“A favorite of Marian McPartland, Piket is a deeply swinging, intelligent, two–fisted pianist.”
Paul deBarros, Seattle Times
These performances [on Domestic Harmony] portray a warmth that goes beyond the collegiality of most jazz.
Martin Johnson, Wall Street Journal


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

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

“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
“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
[West Coast Trio] is a masterful album, a poignant reminder of how compelling small group interplay can be…
Thomas Stauder, Ossining Gazette


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


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



“Subtle genius.”
Elliott Simon, All About Jazz
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


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

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)
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


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


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

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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

  • October 17, 2026 8:00 pm Roberta Piket Quintet Maureen's Jazz Cellar Nyack
  • October 30, 2026 9:30 pm Roberta Piket “Organithology” Quartet Cafe Ornithology Brooklyn US
  • November 12, 2026 7:00 pm Roberta Piket Organ Trio Mirabella Cocina Latina Dobbs Ferry
  • December 17, 2026 8:00 pm Adam Kolker / Billy Mintz Birthday gig Bar Bayeux Brooklyn
  • December 18, 2026 9:00 pm Roberta Piket Quintet Smalls Jazz Club New York

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