Addison Frei

Addison Frei is a New York-based jazz pianist and composer known for a warm, melodic approach rooted in the piano-trio tradition. Raised in Lawrence, Kansas, where he cut his teeth playing community theater and big-band dance halls, he went on to complete an Artist Diploma at the Juilliard School and served as musical director for its Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai residency. He won first prize at the 2017 Parmigiani Montreux Jazz Piano Solo Competition, the 2016 UNISA International Jazz Piano Competition in Pretoria, South Africa, and the 2015 American Jazz Pianist Competition. His albums include Oread (2021), Time and Again, and Coin Flip (2024), the last released on the Next Paradigm label with bassist Tamir Shmerling and drummer Diego Joaquin Ramirez. He also co-leads AMP Trio, winner of the 2017 DC Jazz Prix, and is a Yamaha Artist.