Ted Rosenthal

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

"a musical tour de force ..." - Audiophile Magazine

"A musician's musician who balances technique and taste." The New Yorker

"...small ensemble jazz at its transformative best." - Jack Goodstein, Blogcritics.org

What's New

Upcoming Highlights

2025 saw the release of 3 new CDs in the Trios in 4 Acts Series - "High Standards," "The Ted Rosenthal Songbook," and "Classics Reimagined: Imprompt2"
The 4th in the series, "The Good Old Days" to be released Spring 2026
Touring with my trio in the US, Europe and Asia
New concert performances of my jazz opera, "Dear Erich."
and lots more...

Trios in 4 Acts

The Good Old Days

Ted Rosenthal Trio

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Classics Reimagined: Impromp2

Ted Rosenthal Trio

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The Ted Rosenthal Songbook

Ted Rosenthal Trio

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High Standards

Ted Rosenthal Trio

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Next appearances...

Apr 12, 2026 - Apr 21, 2026
Ted Rosenthal Trio
Germany Tour
Featuring music from "Dear Erich"

Apr 12, 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Ted Rosenthal Trio
Kursaal Bad Camberg

Apr 14, 2026 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Ted Rosenthal Trio

JLU University Giessen

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Recordings

Ted has released 19 critically acclaimed CDs as a leader, featuring his personal treatments of jazz standards, his original compositions, and his reimaginings of classical themes

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Ted Rosenthal - Selected Discography

As a leader

Featured on...

A Tribute to Carl Jefferson-- Concord Jazz CCD-7005
The Gerry Mulligan Songbook-- Chiaroscuro CR(D)349
Thank You John-- Arkadia Jazz 70002
Thank You Gerry- Arkadia Jazz 71191

As a sideman with...

Gerry Mulligan -- Midas Touch: Live in Berlin -- Concord Jazz CCD-2169-2
Gerry Mulligan -- Dream a Little Dream -- Telarc CD-83364
Gerry Mulligan -- Dragonfly -- Telarc CD-83377
Jim Hall -- Youkali -- CTI R279480
Larry Coryell -- Fallen Angel -- CTI 67236-2
Dick Oatts -- Lookin' Up - Steeplechase
Ken Peplowski--Easy To Remember -- NagelHayer CD 2043
Ken Peplowski -- Maybe September --Capri Records
Ann Hampton Callaway-- Slow--Shanachie
Ann Hampton Callaway -- Blues in the Night --Telarc
Ann Hampton Callaway -- At Last --Telarc 83665
Ann Hampton Callaway -- Tribute to Sarah Vaughn --Shanachie
Randy Sandke-The Mystic Trumpeter--Evening Star Records ES108
Randy Sandke -- The Chase -- Concord CCD-4642
Randy Sandke -- Jazz For Juniors
Jay Leonhart Trio--Cool--Sons of Sound SSPCD022
Jay Leonhart--Rodgers and Leonhart-- Sons of Sound SSPCD015
Jay Leonhart -- The Music of Harold Arlen -- Groove Jam 97004
Jay Leonhart -- Galaxies And Planets -- Sons of Sound SSPCD008
Jay Leonhart -- Two Lane Highways -- Kado 19806-2
Brad Goode Quartet -- By Myself -- SteepleChase CD SCCD31506
Jazz Ambassadors -- JazzCity TKCB-70752
Greg Cohen -- Way Low - DIW 918
Michael Musillami--Those Times-- Playscape PSJ#J012603
Steve Gilmore -- Silhouette -- JazzMania JCD-6009
David Taylor -- Past tells -- New World Records 80436-2
Nadav Snir-Zelniker Trio --Thinking Out Loud -- OA2 Records 22070
Barbara Cook - Loverman --DRG-91520

Broadcasts

Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz
NBC's Night Music with David Sanborn
Around New York on WNYC

Ted's recordings are featured below.. Click on the recording to order, listen to selected sound clips and more.

Shows

2026

Apr 12, 2026 - Apr 21, 2026
Ted Rosenthal Trio
Germany Tour
Featuring music from "Dear Erich"

Apr 12, 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Ted Rosenthal Trio
Kursaal Bad Camberg

Apr 14, 2026 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Ted Rosenthal Trio

JLU University Giessen

Apr 19, 2026 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Ted Rosenthal Trio
Leutkirch im Allgäu Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Apr 20, 2026 - Apr 21, 2026
Ted Rosenthal Trio
Leutkirch im Allgäu Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Apr 22, 2026 7:00pm - 11:00pm
Cellar Dog
Cellar Dog, 75 Christopher St, NYC

May 01, 2026 8:00pm - 10:30pm
Ted Rosenthal Trio
The SideDoor Jazz Club, Old Lyme, CT
https://thesidedoorjazz.com/

May 08, 2026 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Ted Rosenthal Trio
Mezzrow, 163 W 10th St, NYC
Shows at 6:00 and 7:30 pm
https://www.smallslive.com/

May 09, 2026 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Ted Rosenthal Trio
Mezzrow, 163 W 10th St, NYC
Shows at 6:00 and 7:30 pm
https://www.smallslive.com/

May 22, 2026 7:00pm - 11:00pm
Ted Rosenthal Quartet
Jazz Forum, 1 Dixon Ln, Tarrytown, NY
featuring Terell Stafford Shows at 7 and 9:30 pm https://jazzforumarts.org/

May 23, 2026 7:00pm - 11:00pm
Ted Rosenthal Quartet
Jazz Forum, 1 Dixon Ln, Tarrytown, NY
featuring Terell Stafford Shows at 7 and 9:30 pm https://jazzforumarts.org/

Jun 04, 2026 - Jun 05, 2026
Benny Benack and The Ted Rosenthal Trio
Vic's Supper Club, 355 Promenade Pl, Las Vegas, NV
https://www.vicslasvegas.com/live-music/

Jun 05, 2026 - Jun 06, 2026
Ted Rosenthal Trio
Vic's Supper Club, 355 Promenade Pl, Las Vegas, NV
https://www.vicslasvegas.com/live-music/

Jun 06, 2026 - Jun 07, 2026
Ted Rosenthal Trio
Vic's Supper Club, 355 Promenade Pl, Las Vegas, NV
https://www.vicslasvegas.com/live-music/

Jun 11, 2026 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Noriko Ueda Trio featuring Ted Rosenthal
Jazz Genius, 151 Essex St, NYC
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/jazzgenius/2152246
Shows at 7 & 9 pm

Jun 12, 2026 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Noriko Ueda Trio featuring Ted Rosenthal
Jazz Genius, 151 Essex St, NYC
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/jazzgenius/2152246
Shows at 7 & 9 pm

Jun 13, 2026 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Noriko Ueda Trio featuring Ted Rosenthal
Jazz Genius, 151 Essex St, NYC
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/jazzgenius/2152246
Shows at 7 & 9 pm

Jun 21, 2026 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Ted Rosenthal Trio
Frost School Of Music, 1314 Miller Dr, Coral Gables, FL

Classics Reimagined: Impromp2
with Noriko Ueda, Quincy Davis
https://piano.frost.miami.edu/frost-chopin-festival/schedule/concert-6/index.html

Jun 23, 2026 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Soloist with Kids 4 Harmony - Gala
Seiji Ozawa Hall, 297 West St, Lenox, MA
https://secure.qgiv.com/for/18degreesfamilyservicesforwesternma/event/2026kids4harmonysummergala/

Jul 24, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm
TLI Presentation - Jazz 101
Linde Center, Tanglewood, Lenox, MA
https://www.bso.org/events/tli-101jazz?performance=2026-07-24-16:00

Jul 26, 2026 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Ted Rosenthal Quintet
Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood, Lenox, MA
100 Years of Miles and Coltrane with Ingrid Jensen, Jimmy Greene, Noriko Ueda, Dennis Mackrel https://www.bso.org/events/july-26-100-years-of-miles-and?performance=2026-07-26-19%3A00

Ted Rosenthal - Projects and Programs

Ted Rosenthal Trio

Rhapsody in Gershwin An evening of Gershwin including Rosenthal's jazz trio arrangement of Rhapsody in Blue. Rosenthal's Rhapsody in Gershwin CD reached #1 in sales at iTunes and amazon.com
Rhapsody in Blue
Let's Call The Whole Thing Off

Out of this World - Jazz interpretations of the Great American Songbook - Gershwin, Porter, Rodgers, and more. Rosenthal's trio CD, Out of This World, on which this program was based, reached #1 on the national jazz radio charts.
Out of This World
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning

"Jazz Takes On The Classics" Themes of Chopin, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Mozart and more “reimagined” for jazz trio. Featured on the Ted Rosenthal Trio Impromptu CD
June
Chopin Nocturne

The King and I Swings - Jazz interpretations of songs from Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic musical, possibly adding vocals. Featured on the Rosenthal's CD The King and I.

A Jazz Holiday Christmas and holiday music with a jazz beat.
Featured on Rosenthal's CD Wonderland.
"Sleek, Chic and Elegant" - The Chicago Tribune
Winter Wonderland
Silent Night

Ted Rosenthal - Solo Piano

Programs featuring a mix of material: Standards, Ragtime and Stride, Improvisations on Classical Themes, Original Compositions and more. (Featured on the Rosenthal CD, "The 3 B's.")
I Loves You Porgy
Improvisation on theme from Beethoven's "Pathetique" sonata

Ted Rosenthal Quintet - "Images of Monk"

Rosenthal's suite of arrangements of Monk's music from his critically acclaimed CD.
I Mean You

Chamber Jazz - Ted Rosenthal / Ken Peplowski Duo

An eclectic mix of standards, swing and classical music for piano and clarinet.

Ted Rosenthal with Orchestra:

Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
Link: http://tinyurl.com/m9g8py9
Gershwin - Concerto in F

Rosenthal - "Jazz Fantasy"
Link: http://tinyurl.com/m9g8py9

"Jazz Takes On The Classics" - As featured on the Ted Rosenthal Trio Impromptu CD

Tchaikovsky - Theme from Symphony no. 5, arr. Rosenthal
Chopin - Waltz in C# minor (Samba) - arr. Rosenthal
Mozart - Fantasy in D minor - arr. Rosenthal
and more

Active Members - Ted Rosenthal Trio

Martin Wind

Bass

Tim Horner

Drums

Noriko Ueda

Bass

Quincy Davis

Drums

Ted Rosenthal Biography / Press Kit

Bio, Photos, Media Kit

Press/Media Page

Download Electronic Press Kit (EPK) zip file - includes bios, hi-res photos and press quotes

Ted Rosenthal Biography

Ted Rosenthal is one of the leading jazz pianist/composers of his generation. The New Yorker magazine describes him as “a musician’s musician who balances technique and taste.” The Los Angeles Times calls him “a pianist of rarest skill.” Rosenthal actively tours worldwide with his trio and as a soloist. He also has performed with many jazz greats, including Gerry Mulligan, Art Farmer, Phil Woods, Bob Brookmeyer, and James Moody.

Winner of the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition, Rosenthal has released nineteen CDs as a leader, including a series of 4 new CDs in 2025, featuring his distinctive arrangements of the Great American Songbook, reimaginings of classical themes and original compositions. Rhapsody in Gershwin, which features his arrangement of Rhapsody in Blue for jazz trio, reached #1 in jazz album sales at iTunes and Amazon and received rave reviews: “A musical tour de force” - Audiophile Magazine. Wonderland, was selected as a New York Times holiday pick, and received much critical praise: “Sleek, chic and elegant” – Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune. Impromptu, showcases his reimaginings of classical themes for jazz trio. "A serious listen to Impromptu will be a mind-changing experience...sit back and enjoy these wonderfully creative takes on ten compositions from the classical canon that have never sounded so cool." - Elliott Simon, AllAboutJazz

Rosenthal’s solo album, The 3 B's, received 4 stars from DownBeat magazine. It features music of Bud Powell, Bill Evans and his improvisations on Beethoven themes. “In Rosenthal's hands all this music sounds as though it sprang from the same muse, and that's the sign of a skilled, imaginative artist.” - David R. Adler, All Music Guide.

A recipient of three grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Rosenthal regularly performs and records his compositions, which include jazz tunes and large-scale works. Rosenthal’s jazz opera, “Dear Erich,” was commissioned and premiered by New York City Opera in 2019. “Dear Erich” attracted much press and critical acclaim: "Compelling...tells a true, wrenching story. Rosenthal's score conveys regret and fragility, with scenes that invite real breakout jazz" – A. Tomassini, New York Times. "Leaves the listener ready to explode with applause" - D. Salazar, Opera Wire. Since the premiere, Rosenthal has presented more than a dozen concert performances of “Dear Erich,” both in the US and Europe.

Rosenthal has also been commissioned by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony, and Dallas Black Dance Theatre. "The Survivor," his concerto for piano and orchestra, has been performed by the Manhattan Jazz Philharmonic and the Rockland Symphony Orchestra, with Rosenthal at the piano. Rosenthal premiered his second jazz piano concerto, “Jazz Fantasy,” with The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony.

Rosenthal was artistic director of Jazz at the Riverdale Y and Jazz at Dicapo Theatre, both in New York City. He has also performed with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, and Jon Faddis and the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band. In addition, Rosenthal has been the pianist of choice for many top jazz vocalists including Helen Merrill, Ann Hampton Callaway, Kurt Elling and Barbara Cook. He appeared on Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz on National Public Radio and performed with David Sanborn on NBC's Night Music.

Rosenthal’s orchestral performances include solo and featured appearances with The Detroit Symphony, The Phoenix Symphony The Boston Pops, The Grand Rapids Symphony, The Rochester Philharmonic, The Pittsburgh Symphony and The Fort Worth Symphony. Rosenthal often adds improvisations to his performances of Gershwin's works for piano and orchestra, adding an extra dimension of vitality and spontaneity to the music. Rosenthal performed Gershwin's Concerto in F and Rhapsody in Blue for the opening concert of the 92nd Street Y's 2015-16 season. The New York Times called his playing "notable both for its flair and languid, sultry expressive gestures." In 2014 Rosenthal performed Rhapsody in Blue at Town Hall in a concert celebrating the 90th anniversary of its premiere and gave many performances of Rhapsody in 2024 celebrating the 100th anniversary.

Rosenthal received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from the Manhattan School of Music. Active in jazz education, he is on the faculties of The Juilliard School, and Manhattan School of Music, where he also served on their Board of Trustees and received the Presidential Medal for Distinguished Faculty Service. Rosenthal has taught and mentored many of the leading jazz pianists of the younger generation. He presents jazz clinics throughout the world, often in conjunction with his touring. He was a contributing editor for Piano and Keyboard magazine and has published piano arrangements and feature articles for Piano Today, The Piano Stylist and The Juilliard Journal. Ted Rosenthal is a Steinway Artist. His website is www.tedrosenthal.com

Sheet Music

Download "Slippin' and Slidin'" - Ted Rosenthal

Recorded on "Rosenthology" - Lead sheet in PDF format

Download "Snowscape" - Ted Rosenthal

Recorded on "Wonderland" - Lead sheet in PDF format

Jazz Education

Ted is very active in jazz education and is currently on the faculty of The Juilliard School and Manhattan School of Music. Ted has taught and mentored many of the leading jazz pianists of the younger generation including: Jon Batiste, Aaron Diehl, Emmet Cohen, Christian Sands, Esteban Castro, Joe Block, Dabin Ryu, and many more. In addition to teaching piano and ensembles, he has taught a variety of courses including improvisation, harmony/theory, composition and arranging. Ted has given workshops and master classes all over the world, often in combination with his performances.

Articles

Ted Rosenthal Interviews

Cover Story Interviews, originally published in Piano and Keyboard Magazine

About jazz piano, improvisation, and more

Originally published in Piano and Keyboard, and The Piano Stylist/Piano Today

Relationship between jazz and classical music

Originally published in The Julliard Journal, Piano and Keyboard, and The Piano Stylist/Piano Today

Piano Compositions and Arrangements

International Association for Jazz Education Presentations

"Deranging" Standards - Creative approaches to arranging standards
Jazzing Up the Classics - Rosenthal's approaches to reimagining classical themes into jazz. As heard on his trio CD, Impromptu
- PDF Document
- Listen on Spotify