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Author: ROBERTA PIKET

Posted on May 22, 2026June 1, 2026

Playing with Bob DeVos Organ Quartet at Jazz at the Post – Westport VFW, Westport on Thursday, August 13, 2026

Who: Bob DeVos Organ Quartet

Date: 08/13/26

Time: 7:30pm

Venue: Jazz at the Post – Westport VFW

Address: 465 Riverside Avenue

City: Westport, CT

Venue phone: (203) 227 – 6796

Bob DeVos – guitar
Greg Wall – saxophones
Roberta Piket- organ
Steve Johns – drums

Posted on May 22, 2026June 1, 2026

Playing with Michael Adkins Quartet at Mad Monkfish, Cambridge on Thursday, September 10, 2026

Who: Michael Adkins Quartet

Date: 09/10/26

Time: 7:00pm

Venue: Mad Monkfish

Address: 524 Massachusetts Avenue

City: Cambridge, MA

Venue phone: (617) 441-2116

Michael Adkins Quartet
Mike Adkins – saxophone
Roberta Piket – piano
John Lockwood – bass
Billy Mintz – drums

Posted on May 22, 2026June 8, 2026

Playing with Billy Mintz Band at Smalls Jazz Club, New York on Friday, September 18, 2026

Who: Billy Mintz Band

Date: 09/18/26

Time: 9:00pm

Venue: Smalls Jazz Club

Address: 183 West 10th Street

City: New York, NY

Billy Mintz – drums and compositions
Anton Denner – saxophones
Jason Rigby – saxophones
Roberta Piket – piano
Eivind Opsvik – bass

Sets at 9 and 10:30pm

Posted on May 22, 2026June 8, 2026

Playing with Billy Mintz Band at Smalls Jazz Club, New York on Saturday, September 19, 2026

Who: Billy Mintz Band

Date: 09/19/26

Time: 9:00pm

Venue: Smalls Jazz Club

Address: 183 West 10th Street

City: New York, NY

Billy Mintz – drums and compositions
Anton Denner – saxophones
Jason Rigby – saxophones
Roberta Piket – piano
Eivind Opsvik – bass

Sets at 9 and 10:30pm.

Posted on May 22, 2026June 1, 2026

Playing with Lance Bryant and SHOUT! at Middlesex County Jazz Festival, Carteret on Friday, September 25, 2026

Who: Lance Bryant and SHOUT!

Date: 09/25/26

Time: 7:00pm

Venue: Middlesex County Jazz Festival

Address: Carteret Performance Center

City: Carteret, NJ

Posted on May 22, 2026June 1, 2026

Playing with Billy Mintz Band at Bar Bayeux, Brooklyn on Saturday, October 10, 2026

Who: Billy Mintz Band

Date: 10/10/26

Time: 8:00pm

Venue: Bar Bayeux

Address: 1066 Nostrand Avenue

City: Brooklyn, NY

Zip: 11225

Venue phone: 347-533-7845

Price: No cover. One Drink minimum.

Sets at 8pm and 9:30pm.

Posted on April 21, 2026April 21, 2026

Playing with John H. Smith Organ Trio in Bridgeport, CT on Saturday, April 25th 2026

Posted on April 16, 2026April 16, 2026

Playing with Michael Eaton at Scholes Street Studio in Brooklyn on Sunday, April 19th 2026

Posted on April 16, 2026April 16, 2026

Playing with Lance Bryant and SHOUT! at New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark on Sunday, April 26th 2026

Posted on April 16, 2026April 16, 2026

Playing with Bob DeVos Organ Quarter in Westport on Thursday, August 13th 2026

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

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)


“…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
“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

“A favorite of Marian McPartland, Piket is a deeply swinging, intelligent, two–fisted pianist.”
Paul deBarros, Seattle 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
“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 an eloquent creator who takes chances but is true to her internal compass.”
Michael Steinman, JazzLives

“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


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


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

“(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

“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
“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

“Roberta Piket is a revelation on the piano, a virtuosa whose skill and innovation can enliven and transform any song.”
NYC Jazz Record
[West Coast Trio] is a masterful album, a poignant reminder of how compelling small group interplay can be…
Thomas Stauder, Ossining Gazette
“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 sense of discovery abounds.”
Billboard Magazine


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


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


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

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

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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

  • August 2, 2026 8:00 pm Victor Jones Orchestrio Five Spot Jazz NEW YORK USA
  • August 3, 2026 6:30 pm Roberta Piket Quintet Ornithology Brooklyn US
  • August 9, 2026 4:00 pm Eddie Allen Quintet West Side Park Red Bank US
  • August 13, 2026 7:30 pm Bob DeVos Organ Quartet Jazz at the Post - Westport VFW Westport US
  • August 14, 2026 8:00 pm Victor Jones Orchestrio Maureen's Jazz Cellar Nyack

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