Love and Beauty
A favorite of Marian McPartland, Piket is a deeply swinging, intelligent, two-fisted pianist. --Seattle Times (Paul deBarros)The title of pianist Roberta Piket's new CD is "Love and Beauty," and that pretty much captures the vibe of the stellar trio documented on the album. Featuring bassist Ratzo Harris, best-known for his long association with the superlative pianist Kenny Werner, and drummer Billy Mintz, a brilliant player who has toured and recorded with jazz giants such as Lee Konitz, Charles Lloyd and Alan Broadbent, the trio has honed a supple, tremendously flexible improvisational approach while exploring a repertoire of obscure American Songbook gems, little-known pieces by Herbie Hancock and Bill Evans, and Piket's heady original tunes. --Contra Costa Times (Andrew Gilbert)How can you not be curious about a pianist who writes tunes with titles such as "I'm Back in Therapy and It's All Your Fault" and "I'm My Everything?" But Piket has a lot more to offer than whimsical song titles. Constantly curious, she has released a series of recordings probing across the landscape from retro-mainstream to free jazz... --Los Angeles Times (Don Heckman)