Ted Rosenthal has performed worldwide as a soloist, leader and sideman with many jazz greats, including Gerry Mulligan, Art Farmer, Phil Woods, Bob Brookmeyer, and James Moody. Winner of the 1988 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition, Rosenthal has released twelve CDs as a leader. His latest CD, “Impromptu,” (2010) has garnered much critical acclaim: "A serious listen Ted Rosenthal's 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...a session that once again shows Rosenthal to be among the most creative musicians in the mainstream." - Elliott Simon, AllAboutJazz-New York
His recent CD, One Night in Vermont, is a duo with legendary trombonist Bob Brookmeyer. All About Jazz calls this CD, "…a stunning album complete with all of jazz's beloved nuances… all those stirring moments that remind you of why you need it in your life." His most recent solo album, The 3 B's, received 4 stars from Down Beat Magazine. It features renditions of the music of Bud Powell, Bill Evans and his strikingly original improvisations on Beethoven themes.
Rosenthal is Artistic Director of Jazz at Dicapo in New York City. He has also performed with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. and with Jon Faddis and the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band. Rosenthal is the pianist of choice for many top jazz vocalists including Helen Merrill and Ann Hampton Callaway. He has 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 Boston Pops, The Baltimore Symphony, The Kansas City Symphony, The Rochester Philharmonic, The Detroit Symphony, The Grand Rapids Symphony, and The Fort Worth Symphony.
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. "The Survivor," a concerto for piano and orchestra, has been performed by the Manhattan Jazz Philharmonic and the Rockland Symphony Orchestra, with Rosenthal at the piano. He has also composed music for dance, including "Uptown," by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, premiered in New York in 2009 and currently touring around the world. He is currently commissioned to compose and perform his 2nd jazz piano concerto, which will be premiered in May, 2011 by the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony in New York City.
Rosenthal received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from the Manhattan School of Music. He is active in jazz education, and is a faculty member at Manhattan School of Music and The Juilliard School. In addition, Rosenthal presents jazz clinics throughout the world, often in conjunction with his touring.
Rosenthal was a contributing editor for Piano and Keyboard magazine and has published piano arrangements and feature articles for Piano Today and The Piano Stylist. Rosenthal's website is www.tedrosenthal.com.