Brad Mehldau

The pianist creates a heated version of a Radiohead song

Throughout his career, pianist Brad Mehldau has often enjoyed exploring material from the pop and rock music worlds, transforming many unlikely tunes into jazz.

Mehldau and his trio with bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard, have always had their own sound, thinking as one, as can be seen during this performance from 2006.

The film clip has Brad Mehldau and his trio exploring and stretching Radiohead’s “Knives Out” in inventive fashion.

– Scott Yanow