Jeff Goldblum

Jeff Goldblum is best known as a film and television actor, but he is also a working jazz pianist who leads a band called the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra. On these dates he appears as piano soloist and vocalist, joining orchestras for programs that mix jazz standards, vocal numbers, and easygoing stage banter, aimed at listeners who want a lighter, more theatrical concert experience.

Expect a jazz combo feel grafted onto a symphony program, built around swing-era standards, pop covers reworked as jazz numbers, and Goldblum's own between-song patter, which tends to be conversational and improvisational, much like his acting persona. He plays piano in a loose, accompanying style rather than a virtuosic soloist's style, comping chords under vocalists and taking occasional solos that favor feel over speed. He also sings on some numbers. The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, his regular touring band, supplies horns and rhythm section color, so when paired with a full symphony orchestra the arrangements typically expand into fuller big-band-style orchestrations. Listeners should expect a relaxed tempo, a nightclub atmosphere, and a program built for entertainment and audience rapport rather than strict jazz-piano showcasing.