American jazz/classical pianist and composer (born 1945)

Claude says:Keith Jarrett's solo improvisations and classical compositions sit at the intersection of disciplined virtuosity and pure spontaneity—he's built a whole language out of the piano that feels both cerebral and emotionally open. You found him once so far, but "So Tender" from *Standards, Vol. 2* is the kind of intimate, unhurried Jarrett moment that suggests you might circle back when you need a pianist who sounds like he's thinking out loud.