NOAH HAIDU

Noah Haidu (born July 28, 1972, in Charlottesville, Virginia) is a jazz pianist based in New York City known for using his melodic compositions as a framework for energetic, modernist improvisations. His group appears regularly at New York jazz venues such as Smalls Jazz Club and Kitano Jazz. His recent recordings include SLIPSTREAM (his 2011 CD on Posi-Tone Records), HERE, THERE…(where Haidu and guitarist Mike Stern perform as guest sidemen in a quartet setting) and SOUL STEP (a project where he is heard as pianist and co-leader in the collective quartet Native Soul.) Through these varied projects Noah has been noted both as a performer and composer. from wikipedia