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Posted on June 1, 2019May 30, 2019

Playing with Bill Saxton Organ Trio in New York on Sunday, June 2nd 2019

Posted on May 31, 2019May 30, 2019

Playing with Billy Johnson in Rockaway Beach on Saturday, June 1st 2019

Posted on May 27, 2019May 27, 2019

Playing with Victor Jones’ That Thang at Deerhead Inn on Friday, June 7th 2019

Posted on May 20, 2019May 20, 2019

Playing the Jam Session w/ the John Richmond Quartet in Piermont on Monday, May 20th 2019

Posted on May 11, 2019May 11, 2019

Billy Johnson in System Island on Sunday, May 12th 2019

Posted on May 9, 2019May 4, 2019

Playing with Victor Jones Acid Jazz All Star in Montclair on Friday, May 10th 2019

Posted on May 8, 2019May 4, 2019

Playing with Victor Jones Acid Jazz All Star in Brooklyn on Thursday, May 9th 2019

Posted on May 5, 2019May 4, 2019

Playing with Adam Caine Organ Quartet at Bushwick Publick House on Monday, May 6th 2019

Posted on April 19, 2019March 24, 2019

Playing with Billy Mintz Band at iBeam Brooklyn on Saturday, April 20th 2019

Posted on April 18, 2019February 24, 2019

Playing with Billy Mintz Quintet at iBeam Brooklyn on Saturday, April 20th 2019

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“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
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)



“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



“A sense of discovery abounds.”
Billboard Magazine
“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

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


“It’s Piket’s two-handed keyboard work that has Keith Jarrett’s facility but more guts….”
Ken Waxman, NYC Jazz Record
“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 jazz pianist who still hasn’t quite received the ovations that her unique talents deserve.”
Don Heckman, Int'l Review of Music


“Piket is emerging as one the top tier of improvising pianists around today.”
Dave Wayne, AllAboutJazz.com
These performances [on Domestic Harmony] portray a warmth that goes beyond the collegiality of most jazz.
Martin Johnson, Wall Street Journal

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

“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

“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


“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


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

“(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


“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

  • September 26, 2026 8:30 pm Spigame Big Band Directed by Victor Jones Cutting Room New York US
  • September 27, 2026 6:00 pm Victor Jones Orchestrio Smalls Jazz Club New York
  • October 2, 2026 9:00 pm Ralph Lalama Trio Ornithology Brooklyn US
  • October 8, 2026 7:00 pm Ralph Lalama Trio Mirabella Cocina Latina Dobbs Ferry
  • October 10, 2026 8:00 pm Billy Mintz Band Bar Bayeux Brooklyn

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