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Roberta Piket | Pianist, Organist, Composer, Vocalist, Teacher

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

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Feature Articles & Press Clips
Wall Street Journal Article Dec. 26th, 20192018 Downbeat Readers Poll
2018 Downbeat Critics Poll WinsNew Yorker,
August 2017		JazzTimes, January 2017Downbeat Woodshed Article by Roberta, September 2018
Ossining (NY) Gazette April 2018Downbeat Woodshed Article by
Roberta, December 2016		Downbeat, June 2016JazzIz, Fall 2016

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


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


“Roberta is a force to be reckoned with and one to watch.”
Mike Stratton, 89.7FM, WLNZ, Lansing, MI
“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 (August 7, 2017)

Third time through this solo hit at SoapboxGallery – it’s superb… you need to see the welcome mat she puts out for “Monk’s Dream.” 

Jim Macnie (@hapboym)


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

“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
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
“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


“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



“Subtle genius.”
Elliott Simon, All About Jazz

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

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


“Piket is emerging as one the top tier of improvising pianists around today.”
Dave Wayne, AllAboutJazz.com
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 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
“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 modern romantic with a contemporary harmonic sense and a timeless genius for inventing fresh, crisp ideas.”
Owen McNally, Hartford Courant
“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 enters a tune’s body intimately, revealing the soul of a song with both precision and surprise.
JazzIz


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


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

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Available Now on ESP-Disk: Seven Pieces/About an Hour/Saxophone, Piano, Drums

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 Nord keyboards, Fishman amplifiers and ZT amplifiers.

Upcoming Performances

  • 12/07/23 Victor Jones Trio in New York, NY at IL SOLE
  • 12/08/23 Schapiro 17 in New York, NY at Third Street Music School Settlement
  • 12/11/23 Lance Bryant and SHOUT! in Newark, NJ at Clement’s Place
  • 12/20/23 Peter Brainin and Friends in New York, NY at Room 623
  • 12/27/23 Lance Bryant and SHOUT! in Teaneck, NJ at Brush Culture

All Performance Highlights

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