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Brad Mehldau

1970 - Today

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Bradford Alexander Mehldau (; born August 23, 1970) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Mehldau studied music at The New School, touring and recording while still a student. He was a member of saxophonist Joshua Redman's quartet in the mid-1990s, and has led his own trio since the early 1990s. His first long-term trio featured bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jorge Rossy; in 2005 Jeff Ballard replaced Rossy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Brad Mehldau is the 1,731st most popular musician (up from 1,972nd in 2024), the 9,115th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,066th in 2019) and the 653rd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Brad Mehldau ranks 1,731 out of 3,175. Before him are Tim Bogert, James Cotton, Jo Jones, Charlie Byrd, Daphne Oram, and Charles Lloyd. After him are John Foxx, Richard Sinclair, Nick Menza, Takeoff, Garrick Ohlsson, and Gail Ann Dorsey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Brad Mehldau ranks 237. Before him are Charisma Carpenter, Seu Jorge, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Karen Mok, Michaela Schaffrath, and Jon Seda. After him are Shane McMahon, Michael Rapaport, Skeet Ulrich, Julieta Venegas, Miho Nakayama, and Nathan Jones.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brad Mehldau ranks 9,117 out of 20,380. Before him are Ken Curtis (1916), Judd Nelson (1959), Henry Clay Frick (1849), George Mehnert (1881), Vincent Matthews (1947), and Charles Lloyd (1938). After him are Frank Robinson (1935), Carly Fiorina (1954), Judy Reyes (1967), Max Hardcore (1956), Norman Bel Geddes (1893), and Emanuel Steward (1944).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Brad Mehldau ranks 653. Before him are Daryl Stuermer (1952), Tim Bogert (1944), James Cotton (1935), Jo Jones (1911), Charlie Byrd (1925), and Charles Lloyd (1938). After him are Takeoff (1994), Garrick Ohlsson (1948), Gail Ann Dorsey (1962), Dickey Betts (1943), Mary Wilson (1944), and Julieta Venegas (1970).

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