Exceptional performance at an outstanding venue. Mehldau does not disappoint.

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- 1.Rosalinda's Eyes (Billy Joel cover)
- 2.Zanzibar (Billy Joel cover)
- 3.She's Always a Woman to Me (Billy Joel cover)
- 4.Send In the Clowns (Stephen Sondheim cover)
- 5.Ruin My Day (Jon Brion cover)
- 6.Interstate Love Song (Stone Temple Pilots cover)
- 7.Satellite (Elliott Smith cover)
- 8.Can't Find My Way Home (Blind Faith cover)
- 9.John Boy
- 10.The Falcon Will Fly Again
- 11.Scarlet Town / Jesus on the Main Line
- 12.America The Beautiful
- 13.Don't Let It Bring You Down / Golden Slumbers / Linus and Lucy
Encore
- 14.Maybe I'm Amazed (Paul McCartney cover)
- 1.Bottle Up and Explode! (Elliott Smith cover)
- 2.Sweet Adeline (Elliott Smith cover)
- 3.Satellite (Elliott Smith cover)
- 4.Independence Day (Elliott Smith cover)
- 5.Color Bars (Elliott Smith cover)
- 6.Southern Belle (Elliott Smith cover)
- 7.Clementine (Elliott Smith cover)
- 8.Ruin My Day (Jon Brion cover)
- 9.Hook, Line and Sinker (Jon Brion cover)
- 10.Moon River (Henry Mancini cover)
- 11.When It Rains (Brad Mehldau original)
Encore
- 12.Fast As You Can (Fiona Apple cover)
Encore 2
- 13.Everything Happens To Me (Chet Baker cover)
- 1.Improvisation
- 2.Optimistic (Radiohead cover)
- 3.Saint Anne's Reel
- 4.Already Dead (Beck cover)
- 5.Sweet Adeline (Elliott Smith cover)
- 6.Trailer Park Ghost
- 7.Golden Lady (Stevie Wonder cover)
- 8.Baby's in Black (The Beatles cover)
- 9.Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana cover)
- 10.And I Love Her (The Beatles cover)
Encore
- 11.Inchworm (Frank Loesser cover)
- 12.Vienna (Billy Joel cover)
- 13.Lithium (Nirvana cover)
- 14.When I Fall in Love (Victor Young and His Orchestra cover)
- 1.Anything Goes (Cole Porter cover)
- 2.O silêncio de Iara (Guinga cover)
- 3.Embers
- 4.Sehnsucht
- 5.Blues Impulse
- 6.Resignation
- 7.Almost Like Being In Love (Frederick Loewe cover)
- 8.Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered (Richard Rodgers cover)
- 9.Marcie (Joni Mitchell cover)
- 1.Aquaman
- 2.Squirrels
- 3.Gravy Train
- 4.In the Bubble
- 5.Codex
- 6.Isn't This a Lovely Day? (Irving Berlin cover)
Encore
- 7.She's Leaving Home (The Beatles cover)
- by Anonymous on 4/14/14Variety Playhouse - AtlantaRating: 5 out of 5
- by AmazingNightAtRoyceHall on 5/8/13Royce Hall - UCLA - Los AngelesRating: 5 out of 5
This night with all these jazz legends was a pure pleasure
Bad Plus = Sonic Storymen
by Anonymous on 5/7/13Royce Hall - UCLA - Los AngelesRating: 5 out of 5Great program. Nice to know creativity is out there and still flourishing. Beautiful to watch musicians collaborate in an adventure and be in an audience who are willing and able to go on a musical journey. Inspiring stuff.
More than memorable.
by appresheate on 5/6/13Royce Hall - UCLA - Los AngelesRating: 5 out of 5The seats we out of sight - could not see the stage. The sounds and chord combinations and melodic lines were out of sight. Brad and his group are the once in a blue moon occurrence - think Tatum, Petersen, Brubeck, Evans. A ballad thrown in with the performance would provide listeners with the chance to make the measure of the nuiances that define Mr. Mehldau's compositions and their unique and interesting form.
- by Anonymous on 5/6/13Royce Hall - UCLA - Los AngelesRating: 5 out of 5
This was an extraordinary concert. I feel like having been to one of those famous concerts from the 60s, 70s, etc where you talk about 'when those guys got together on the same stage' for years to come. Sound was great, venue was great, etc... but the performers were what made it amazing.
A magical night!
by OldDreamer on 5/6/13Royce Hall - UCLA - Los AngelesRating: 5 out of 5I really enjoyed the jazz on the terrace as an introduction to the magical performances on May 4th, 2013. As a jazz student, I've definitely learned to listen well and know that is fundamental in growing musically. I am just so grateful to have been able to attend the concert. They were all so wonderful and such an inspiration!
Epic!
by TPJazz on 5/6/13Royce Hall - UCLA - Los AngelesRating: 5 out of 5Brad Mehldau plays the piano like a Greek God of Music and the Bad Plus seemed to have made a breakthrough in jazz and created history. The complexity, layers, arrangements, melodies - it like being in a complete state of being in that moment! The Mehldau Trio went first for about an hour and a half. Mehldau played an incredibly beautiful Cha-cha version of McCartney's "And I love her." Mehldau's basist and drummer were exemplary musicians as well. Then came the Bad Plus with saxophonist Joshua Redman. It seemed like Redman just belonged there. I seriously have no words to explain the emotions of the music. It was so fresh, so different and complex, so beautiful. The last arrangement was interesting because it seemed to be in a very narrow range of notes and yet had so many variations and long sustained notes that were just magical. Read the LA Times review of this epic concert!
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by therealdjdave on 5/6/13Royce Hall - UCLA - Los AngelesRating: 4 out of 5Bad plus should have opened for brad m not the other way around.
Music was awesome
by Anchan357 on 5/6/13Royce Hall - UCLA - Los AngelesRating: 5 out of 5The venue was beautiful. The music was great. The audience felt a little uptight. Lucky these groups played on the west coast.
Brad Mehldau, Bad Plus, Joshua Redman Masterpiece
by RDPESQ on 5/6/13Royce Hall - UCLA - Los AngelesRating: 5 out of 5Now I remember what great music is like. Artist who take chances, stretch boundaries and create songs that are experiences. Thanks guys for bringing me back. By the way Bad Plus and Joshua Redman, please do a live recording.
- by Anonymous on 5/6/13Royce Hall - UCLA - Los AngelesRating: 5 out of 5
This concert was AMAZING! The venues was beautiful. Loved everything about it!
Brad Mehldau never disappoints
by Halfofthereviewingteam on 5/6/13Royce Hall - UCLA - Los AngelesRating: 5 out of 5If you only see one jazz artist in your lifetime, make sure it's brad Mehldau. Great venue. Acoustics are amazing.
He was fantastic!
by Nerny on 1/30/12Sixth & I Historic Synagogue - WashingtonRating: 5 out of 5I really enjoyed my night! The synagogue was almost the perfect place because it made his music almost mystical.
- by Anonymous on 1/30/12Sixth & I Historic Synagogue - WashingtonRating: 5 out of 5
The venue took place in a rather intimate setting with Brad on stage playing solo on a steinway which I believe was brought in that night just for the event. He started off his set with "things behind the sun" which I've heard him play countless times on various recordings, but nothing compares to the intensity that comes across actually hearing it in person. After that he played a few other covers, Hey Joe by Hendrix, Harvest by Neil Young, and Think of One by Monk. All were well over ten minutes long and compared to recordings I've heard of him elsewhere, he was on point the whole time. The whole show was an absolute delight and if anyone has a chance to see him in person, its an unforgettable experience.
Brad Mehldau Solo -- Transcendental Music
by DCArtsOmnivore on 1/30/12Sixth & I Historic Synagogue - WashingtonRating: 4 out of 5Outstanding performance, as usual. I look forward to the next one!
Pure amazing
by BenWorldTravler on 4/10/11The Basement - SydneyRating: 5 out of 5I first hear Mehldau on a recommendation from my professional piano playing older brother (based in Hartford CT). The first album he passed along was Mehldau's "Art of the Trio Vol. 4". I was blown away by his rendition of Radiohead's "Exit music for a film". I started digging into more of his music with "Live in Tokyo". From start to finish this man blew my mind. yes it's more appreciated by the more adjusted ear but the Mehldau is pure genius. After listening extensively to "Tokyo" and "Largo" I began searching for a live performace of this incredibly gift pianist. I found myself in Sydney Australia a couple months later stumbling down a side street in the Rocks. Almost arriving late to my 58 dollar standing room ticketed date with perfection (or something close to it). After 2 hours of listening in awe to his trio perform i was left with a high that carried over for a good solid week. In short, if you have a chance to hear this gentleman play with or without his trio. Do it.
If you like 16th notes...
by ajsherman on 1/20/10Jazz Alley - SeattleRating: 3 out of 5If you like 16th notes, and I mean A LOT of them, then you should check this out. I was disappointed to not have heard a radiohead song but that was understandable. While Mehldau is truly creative and interesting to listen to, after about and hour my brain had heard too many notes for one night.