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Progressive Pianist Roberta Piket Plays Jazz and Improvised Music Out of New York – – – – DownBeat Critics Poll Winner- – – – –

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Posted on June 21, 2017April 6, 2017

Roberta Piket at Rochester International Jazz Festival on 06/23/17

Posted on May 30, 2017April 6, 2017

Classical Meets Jazz with the NJ Symphony Orchestra

Posted on May 26, 2017

Mayhew, Piket, Mintz on 05/26/17 at Shapeshifter Lab in Brooklyn

Posted on May 17, 2017March 4, 2017

Lena Bloch – Roberta Piket Duo in Brooklyn on 05/20/17

Posted on May 15, 2017April 4, 2017

Lena Bloch – Roberta Piket Duo in Brooklyn on 05/20/17

Posted on April 22, 2017February 12, 2017

Scott Reeves – Jay Brandford Tentet in Brooklyn on 04/24/17

Posted on April 18, 2017April 6, 2017

Playing with Josh Rubin – Rob Middleton Organ Quartet in Montclair on 04/20/17

Posted on April 12, 2017April 4, 2017

Roberta Piket in Santa Barbara on 04/15/17

Posted on April 9, 2017March 8, 2017

Roberta Piket Trio with Joe La Barbara and Darek Oles in Santa Barbara on 04/15/17

Posted on April 9, 2017April 4, 2017

Roberta Piket / Virginia Mayhew Duo in Mission Viejo on 04/10/17

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



“Subtle genius.”
Elliott Simon, All About Jazz


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


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

“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


“Piket is emerging as one the top tier of improvising pianists around today.”
Dave Wayne, AllAboutJazz.com
“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 Piket is a revelation on the piano, a virtuosa whose skill and innovation can enliven and transform any song.”
NYC Jazz Record



“A sense of discovery abounds.”
Billboard Magazine


“The revelation of this year’s (Earshot Jazz) festival was Roberta Piket.”
JazzTimes
These performances [on Domestic Harmony] portray a warmth that goes beyond the collegiality of most jazz.
Martin Johnson, Wall Street Journal
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)

“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

“A favorite of Marian McPartland, Piket is a deeply swinging, intelligent, two–fisted pianist.”
Paul deBarros, Seattle Times
“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 is a force to be reckoned with and one to watch.”
Mike Stratton, 89.7FM, WLNZ, Lansing, MI


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


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

“(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
“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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