Pablo Held

Pablo Held (born 27 December 1986) is a German jazz pianist and composer.

Life and career Held was born on 27 December 1986. He is from Hagen.

Parts of a concert with guitarist John Scofield in Cologne in January 2014 were released as The Trio Meets John Scofield.

Held's album Recondita Armonia was reviewed by Down Beat: "Held puts an individual spin on the typical ballad album by drawing on all classical themes."

Playing and composing style Pianist Kit Downes observed that Held "has developed a way of performing with his trio where all 3 of them know each others parts for every tune – so anyone can cue any part of any tune by just playing a small part of it (even if it's in the middle of another tune) – so that they then seamlessly link in other material to the mix".

Discography An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.

As leader/co-leader

As sideman

Gallery