Brad Mehldau

American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger
Person human Q356187
Brad Mehldau
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Summary

Brad Mehldau was born on August 23, 1970[1], in Jacksonville[2]. He has worked as a jazz pianist[3], composer[4], music arranger[5], recording artist[6], and jazz musician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,669 views/month, #6,922 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Occupation: pianist[10]
  • Educated at: Berklee College of Music[11], The New School[12], Hall High School[13]
  • Member of: Mehldau & Rossy Trio[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Genre: jazz[16], jazz fusion[17]
  • Record label: Warner Bros. Records[18]
  • Discography: Brad Mehldau discography[19]
  • Commons category: Brad Mehldau[20]
  • Family name: Mehldau[21]
  • Given name: Bradford[22], Alexander[23]
  • Official website: https://www.bradmehldaumusic.com[24]
  • Student of: Junior Mance[25], Fred Hersch[26], Kenny Werner[27], Jimmy Cobb[28], Sophia Rosoff[29]
  • Instrument: piano[30], keyboard instrument[31]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[32]
  • Birth name: Bradford Alexander Mehldau[33]
  • Name in native language: Brad Mehldau[34]
  • Start of work period: 1993[35]
  • Name: Brad Mehldau[36]

Why It Matters

Brad Mehldau has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Brad Mehldau born?

Brad Mehldau's place of birth was Jacksonville[2].

What did Brad Mehldau do for work?

Brad Mehldau worked as a jazz pianist[3], composer[4], music arranger[5], recording artist[6], and jazz musician[7].

Where did Brad Mehldau go to school?

Brad Mehldau was educated at Berklee College of Music[11], The New School[12], and Hall High School[13].

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  2. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  29. [30] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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