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Brad Mehldau was born on August 23, 1970 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Brad Mehldau is listed as a jazz pianist, composer and music arranger. That works out to 56 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes Hall High School and Berklee College of Music.
My Take
Brad Mehldau is, without question, one of the most intellectually compelling pianists jazz has produced in the last thirty years, and I say that as someone who's sat with his records through all kinds of moods. Growing up in Jacksonville, studying at Berklee and later The New School, he came up in the early 1990s alongside Joshua Redman's quartet and quickly made clear he wasn't just another hard-bop revivalist. His trio work — especially the Art of the Trio series — has this rare quality where you can feel him thinking in real time, turning a Radiohead or Nick Drake song inside out until it becomes something entirely his own. He's got a left hand that anchors you and a right hand that wanders somewhere genuinely surprising, and that combination never gets old.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Brad Mehldau
- Name (Japanese)
- ブラッド・メルドー
- Reading
- ぶらっど・めるどー
- Born
- August 23, 1970 (age 56)
- Origin
- Jacksonville, Florida, United States
- Occupation
- jazz pianist / composer / music arranger / recording artist / jazz musician
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dog
2. Background
- High school
- Hall High School
- University
- Berklee College of Music
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.bradmehldaumusic.com
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/bradmehldauofficial/
- Xhttps://x.com/bradmehldau
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad%20Mehldau
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%83%BC
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q356187
4. About this entry
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Frequently asked questions
When was Brad Mehldau born?
Born August 23, 1970 (age 56).
Where is Brad Mehldau from?
Brad Mehldau is from Jacksonville, Florida, United States.
What does Brad Mehldau do?
Brad Mehldau works as jazz pianist, composer, music arranger, recording artist, jazz musician.
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