Brad Mehldau Trio Returns with "Seymour Reads the Constitution!," Due May 18 on Nonesuch
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Brad Mehldau Trio's Seymour Reads the Constitution! is due May 18, 2018, on Nonesuch. The pianist and his longtime trio perform three Mehldau originals plus interpretations of pop songs (Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson), jazz tunes (Elmo Hope, Sam Rivers), and one work from the American songbook (Frederick Loewe's "Almost Like Being in Love"). Pre-order to download the album track "Spiral" now.
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Brad Mehldau Trio's Seymour Reads the Constitution! is due May 18, 2018, on Nonesuch Records. The pianist and his longtime trio, which includes drummer Jeff Ballard and bassist Larry Grenadier, perform three Mehldau originals combined with interpretations of pop songs (Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson), jazz tunes (Elmo Hope, Sam Rivers), and one work from the American songbook (Frederick Loewe's "Almost Like Being in Love"). Seymour Reads the Constitution! is available for pre-order now at iTunes and the Nonesuch Store, where an instant download of the album track "Spiral" is included with purchase. The song also can be heard on Spotify, Apple Music, and below.
The Trio's previous release, Blues and Ballads (2016), received critical acclaim, with the Guardian saying, "Mehldau is a genius (and a still-improving one) at taking predictable materials to unpredictable destinations … These are old songs subjected to an old jazz method, but brought scintillatingly into the here and now." Mehldau released the solo album After Bach earlier this year; the album, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Jazz Album chart, comprises the pianist/composer's recordings of four preludes and one fugue from J.S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, each followed by an "After Bach" piece written by Mehldau and inspired by its WTC mate. The Financial Times said of After Bach, "As each piece gathers momentum, fresh melodies emerge, change shape and are developed anew over voicings that shimmer, fade and rumble to a peak. And, following Bach, Mehldau's improvisations unfold with an iron inner logic, a reminder … that Bach, in his day, was admired more for his abilities as an improviser than for his written scripts."
Brad Mehldau's Nonesuch debut was the 2004 solo disc Live in Tokyo and includes six records with his trio: House on Hill, Day Is Done, Brad Mehldau Trio Live, Ode, Where Do You Start, and Blues and Ballads. His collaborative records on the label include Love Sublime, Highway Rider, Metheny Mehldau, Metheny Mehldau Quartet, Modern Music, Mehliana: Taming the Dragon, Nearness with Joshua Redman, and last year's Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau. His additional solo albums on Nonesuch include Live in Marciac and the eight-LP/four-CD 10 Years Solo Live, which the New York Times says "contains some of the most impressive pianism he has captured on record."
| Mar 28 | Opéra National de Bordeaux | Bordeaux, FRANCE |
| Mar 30 | MC2 | Grenoble, FRANCE |
| Apr 2 | Philharmonie de Paris | Paris, FRANCE |
| Apr 4 | Le POC | Alfortville, FRANCE |
| Apr 11 | Manship Theatre | Baton Rouge, LA |
| Apr 12 | Paramount Theatre | Austin, TX |
| Apr 13 | Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center | Houston, TX |
| Apr 14 | Edith O'Donnell Arts and Technology Building | Richardson, TX |
| Apr 15 | Boulder Theater | Boulder, CO |
| Apr 17 | Wassermann Festival Concert Series | Logan, UT |
| Apr 19–21 | Scullers Jazz Club | Boston, MA |
| Apr 22 | Swyer Theatre | Albany, NY |
| Apr 24 | The Academy of Music Theatre | Northampton, MA |
| May 7 | Konzerthaus Berlin | Berlin, GERMANY |
| May 8 | National Concert Hall | Dublin, IRELAND |
| May 9–11 | Bimhuis | Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS |
| May 12 | Sinopoli Hall | Rome, ITALY |
| May 13 | Hybernia Theatre | Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC |
| May 15 | Grande Salle Arsenal | Metz, FRANCE |
| May 16 | Théâtre de Privas | Privas Cedex, FRANCE |
| May 17 | Theatre de Sablons | Neuilly, FRANCE |
| May 18 | Wiener Konzerthaus | Vienna, AUSTRIA |
| May 19 | Onassis Cultural Centre | Athens, GREECE |
| Jul 27 | Auditorio Kursaal De San Sebastian | San Sebastian, SPAIN |
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