Brad Mehldau � Piano Larry Grenadier � Bass Jeff Ballard � Drums *all compositions will be announced from the stage. Jazz pianist Brad Mehldau has recorded and performed extensively since the early 1990s. Mehldau's most consistent output over the years has taken place in the trio format. Mehldau's musical personality forms a dichotomy. He is first and foremost an improviser, but he also has a deep fascination for the formal architecture of music, and it informs everything he plays. the two sides of Mehldau's personality-the improviser and the formalist-play off each other, and the effect is often something like controlled chaos. In addition to his trio and solo projects, Mehldau has worked with a number of great jazz musicians, including a rewarding gig with saxophonist Joshua Redman's band for two years, recordings and concerts with Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden and Lee Konitz... His music has appeared in several movies, including Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut and Wim Wender's Million Dollar Hotel . He also composed an original soundtrack for the French film, Ma Femme Est Une Actrice .