Myra Melford

An exploratory, virtuosic, rhythmic, and lyrical composer and improviser, pianist Myra Melford emerged in 1990 with her trio debut, Jump. With 1996's The Same River, Twice, she became a globally acclaimed jazz pianist. Accolades afforded her wide-ranging body of work with myriad ensembles have continued well into the 21st century, evidenced on recordings such as 2000's Dance Beyond the Color (Myra Melford's Crush), 2006's The Image of Your Body ‎(Myra Melford's Be Bread), and 2015's Snowy Egret. She often appears as a session player (she is a member of Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom) and records many duets and trios. In 2017 she was one of five pianists to appear on Handful of Keys with Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. She worked in a trio setting for 2020's Stormy Whispers with Joelle Léandre and Lauren Newton. In 2022, Melford's all-female quintet date For the Love of Fire and Water debuted on Rogue Art.