STANDARDS
“Gorgeous melody-based improvisation. It’s an excellent example of how an artist can both imprint his stamp on a tune while letting the composer’s original intent shine through.”
– NYC Jazz Record
“The future of playing standards is certainly safe in Haidu’s hands.”
– Simon Adams, Jazz Journal UK
“Brilliantly talented pianist-composer Noah Haidu continues his fascination with iconic jazz pianist Keith Jarrett with this disc….He’s an astounding musician himself and grasps the nuances of Jarrett’s love of improvisation.”
–The Toledo Blade (Tom Henry)
“An elegant, economical, and sure-footed exposition into this vision of the standards songbook…quietly ravishing.”
— Pierre Giroux, All About Jazz
“This is straight ahead hard bop and post bop at its best….you don’t need to know that to immediately fall in love with this date.”
— A Green Man Review (U.K. Cornwall)
“Haidu’s trademarks of soulful fluidity and natural melodic intuition are framed by Williams’ nimble bass lines and crisp touch…. Their first ballad is “All the Way,” taken at a tantalizingly slow tempo… these are players of the highest caliber leaning hard on emotion rather than simply technical prowess.”
— Makin’ a Scene (Jim Hynes)
“Performed with a sense of originality and clarity”
— Columbia Daily Tribune (Jon W. Poses)
“This is straight ahead hard bop and post bop at its best….you don’t need to know that to immediately fall in love with this date. “
— A Green Man Review
“Delicately-hued, supremely-heartfelt new recording.…”
— anncarlini.com
“Haidu is both technically and artistically in a special class – an uncommonly skilled and stable and steady capacity that has something to offer in its own name and in its own right….strongly carried through by Haidu’s stylish handling of the piano.”
— ivanrod.dk (Ivan Rod)
“The listening is beautiful, sensible and essential…great musicians, who do nothing but interpret, with knowledge and passion, their tradition.”
— DISCORYCHION VINYLMINE (Greece) by PHONTAS TROUSSAS
“Poignant ballads… interpreted with extreme sensitivity and delicacy”
— MusicaJazz (Ivo Franchi, Italy)
Released June 23, 2023
SLOWLY: SONG FOR KEITH JARRETT
Noah Haidu – piano
Buster Williams – bass
Billy Hart – drums
“A work of rare elegance.”
-Elio Bussolino/Rockerilla (Italy)
“A major trio statement.”
– Matt Micucci/Jazziz
“Haidu’s touch on both of these is exquisite, an adroit expression of the melodic threads, weaving them into magic.”
– Dan McClenaghan/AllAboutJazz 4½ star review and Best of 2021 List
“With this powerhouse lineup, Haidu effectively creates his own incarnation of Jarrett’s legendary “Standards Trio” with Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette.”
– Jackson Sinnenberg/Jazz Times
Released May 7, 2021
DOCTONE: THE ALBUM:
On Sunnyside Records
INFINITE DISTANCES
Noah Haidu – piano
Sharel Cassity – alto sax
Jon Irabagon – soprano sax and tenor sax
Jeremy Pelt- trumpet and flugelhorn
John Davis – drums
Mark Ferber-drums
Peter Brendler- bass
Ariel Alejandro de la Portilla – bass
Released February 10, 2017
“Among the closest people there remain infinite distances.” -Ranier Maria Rilke
CL080216
Recorded at Skyline Productions June 24, 2015 and February 15, 2016 by Paul Wickliffe
“Infinite Distances pulses with soul…a sumptuous record that swings and grooves with far out moments.”
—Downbeat Magazine
“An ambitious and highly successful showcase for Noah’s piano, compositions and ensemble conception.”
— Hot House
“Haidu’s ability to express deep feelings is striking.”
— Jazzwise(UK)
MOMENTUM
Noah Haidu- Piano
McClenty Hunter- Drums
Ariel de la Portilla- Bass
1. I Thought About You (J. Van Heusen)
2. Momentum (N. Haidu)
3. Rainbow (K. Jarrett)
4. Juicy (N. Haidu)
5. A Child is Born (T. Jones)
6. Groove Interlude (N. Haidu)
7. The End of a Love Affair (E.C. Redding)
8. Serenity (J. Henderson)
9. The Cookie Jar (N. Haidu)
Released June 12, 2013
All songs arranged by Noah Haidu
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“Noah Haidu is a wonderfully talented pianist…intensity, intelligence, and wit.”
—Step Tempest
“Noah Haidu is accessible, intelligent and a master at his art…the artful finesse of a Silver or a Herbie Hancock”
— Critical Jazz
“Haidu’s rising star is propelled by a sure technique…instilled with a harmonic freshness and degree of modernism that is all Haidu.”
— ICON
SLIPSTREAM
Noah Haidu- Piano
Jeremy Pelt- Trumpet
Jon Irabagon- Alto Sax
Willie Jones III- Drums
John Davis- Drums
Chris Haney- Bass
1. Soulstep
2. Where We Are Right Now
3. Slipstream
4. Break Tune
5. Float
6. Take Your Time
7. Just One of Those Things
8. The Trouble Makers
All Songs by Noah Haidu except track 7 by Cole Porter
Posi-Tone Records 2011
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“A rising star in New York’s vibrant jazz scene…Haidu is one of the finest young jazz lions… With jazz luminaries like trumpeter Jeremy Pelt and alto saxophonist Jon Irabagon gracing the band as part of a core quintet, rising above their powerful performance is quite an accomplishment and Haidu does just that.”
— Jazz Times / Edward Blanco
“Unquestionably one of the most confident and impressive of all the new pianists… Haidu is an important new talent.”
—Jazzwise Magazine (UK)
“The cat can play his butt off.”
—All About Jazz / R.J. DeLuke