Shai Maestro Trio at Jazz Standard

Since his 2011 debut with his own trio, Shai Maestro has continued to develop a distinctive artistic identity and an incredible musical fluidity, making this group one of the most kinetically communicative units in the jazz today. The Dream Thief (2018) was Maestros fifth album as a leader but his first for the fabled ECM label, comprised of both trio and solo piano performances, each one with a singular story to tell. The music that we play is a reflection of who we are as human beings, says Shai Maestro. Our mission is to blur the differences between life and music, and to try to express the rawest form of our being...

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Since his 2011 debut with his own trio, Shai Maestro has continued to develop a distinctive artistic identity and an incredible musical fluidity, making this group one of the most kinetically communicative units in the jazz today. The Dream Thief (2018) was Maestros fifth album as a leader but his first for the fabled ECM label, comprised of both trio and solo piano performances, each one with a singular story to tell. The music that we play is a reflection of who we are as human beings, says Shai Maestro. Our mission is to blur the differences between life and music, and to try to express the rawest form of our being. I keep learning that music can contain everything: the beauty of our being, but also our ugly side. For me, its about presenting a full picture of the musician, unfiltered.Shai Maestro pianoJorge Roeder bassZiv Ravitz drums

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