Non classical piano based music recommendaiton

I could go on all day on this one-
Herbie Hancock-"Gershwin's world" and an older album with Milton Nascimento-"Miltons"
Any Brad Meldau--one of the exciting younger players
Keith Jarrett- "facing you " (his first solo Lp on ECM) and Lou Harrison's compositions with Keith on piano and small orchestra
If you guys are mentioning Elton than how about Leon Russell and even early Billy Joel

Well,

Liz Story on Windham Hill

Evans and Monk, certainly. Herbie Hancock's Maiden Voyage.
Modern jazz pianist Jessica Williams is terrific.

For rock, try Ben Folds. Piano-driven smart rock music.

Les Dawson.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-Hz0Ad3TUU

Aretha Franklin "Queen in waiting", Ray Charles, Nina Simone & of course Monk & Elton John.

Ahmad Jamal