Ted Rosenthal

TED ROSENTHAL first achieved international recognition by winning first prize in the second annual Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition. Since that time he has performed with many of the jazz greats of our time, including Gerry Mulligan, Art Farmer, Phil Woods, Bob Brookmeyer, Jon Faddis, Benny Golson and James Moody.

Ted has released 11 CDs as a leader, featuring new treatments and "derangements" of jazz standards as well as original compositions.

A faculty member of The Juilliard School and Manhattan School of Music, Ted is very active in jazz education. He teaches courses on a variety of topics and presents jazz clinics throughout the world.

"Rosenthal is a pianist of rarest skill, weaving rapid
single note lines that span out into rich chordal
patterns, parallel octaves and hints of the blues"
-- Leonard Feather, The Los Angeles Times

"A new jazz leader"-- John S. Wilson, The New York Times

HAPPENINGS

Ted Rosenthal releases his 11th CD, "My Funny Valentine," featuring an all-star trio with:

George Mraz - bass, and Al Foster - drums

My Funny Valentine on Venus Records, is a tribute to vocalist Helen Merrill, with whom Rosenthal has collaborated with for over a decade.