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Posted on September 14, 2020September 10, 2020

Playing at La Zingara in Bethel on Wednesday, September 16th 2020

Posted on September 11, 2020September 10, 2020

Playing with Mary Ann McSweeney Quartet at Winstanley Green in Lenox on Saturday, September 12th 2020

Posted on March 11, 2020January 28, 2020

Playing with Hilliard Greene In and Out Trio at Balboa in Brooklyn on Wednesday, March 11th 2020

Posted on February 28, 2020

Playing with Spigame Big Band Directed by Victor Jones at Zinc Bar in New York on Friday, February 28th 2020

Posted on February 27, 2020

Virginia Mayhew – Roberta Piket Duo at Soho Grand Club Room in New York on Thursday, February 27th 2020

Posted on February 26, 2020

Playing with Victor Jones Orchestrio at Tavern on George in New Brunswick on Wednesday, February 26th 2020

Posted on February 24, 2020

Playing with the Billy Mintz Band at Bushwick Publick House in Brooklyn on Monday, February 24th 2020

Posted on February 20, 2020January 29, 2020

Virginia Mayhew – Roberta Piket Duo at Soho Grand Club Room in New York on Thursday, February 22nd 2020

Posted on February 19, 2020

Piket – S – Mintz at Maureen’s Jazz Cellar in Nyack on Wednesday, February 19th 2020

Posted on February 19, 2020

Live Performance – Reservations available: Piket – S – Mintz at Maureen’s Jazz Cellar in Nyack on Wednesday, February 19th 2020

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



“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

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


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


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


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



“A sense of discovery abounds.”
Billboard Magazine


“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
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


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

“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


“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


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

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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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