Brad Mehldau

Seems like hehas a huge tour underway,coming to the states in April.
Never heard of him,but he tours with Joshua Redmond who is one of my favorite sax players. Check out Josh's CDs , they are awesome!

He was touring with Redman last year as well, and I had the chance to see them at the Montreal Jazz Fest (highly recommended) but only had two nights and had tickets to see Milton Nascimento which is my favorite Brazilian musician. I saw Milton second row center and he's not in the greatest of health so I'm glad I made that choice. I'll see Brad one day soon. If you've never been to the Montreal Jazz Festival I suggest you check it out. It's amazing. Way better than any jazz fest in the U.S. It draws well over a million people but the way it's laid out makes it enjoyable and not a pain in the neck. It's safe and there's not a bunch of whacked out people so you can bring your kids and have a great time.

Great technically but too precious.Saw him and he hadf state enough to close with non-jazz tune Nick Drake's "Riverman".But like Wynton (as solo man) technique and not make up for lack of soul.
Chazz

I can't yet hear it myself. I've tried, but for whatever reason, Mehldau doesn't hit me where I live.

So to sum up: Some of us like Mehldau a lot, some less so, and some not at all.