Carmen Staaf

Carmen Staaf is a pianist, composer, and arranger who serves as pianist and musical director for NEA Jazz Master Dee Dee Bridgewater. A Yamaha Artist and repeat DownBeat Critics Poll Rising Star, she co-leads the band Science Fair with drummer Allison Miller, whose self titled 2018 debut on Sunnyside reached the year-end best lists of both the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times. Her duo album with Miller, Nearness (2022), drew wide critical praise, and she continues to record as a leader for Sunnyside on albums including Sounding Line. Staaf has appeared at the Village Vanguard, the Blue Note, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and festivals from Newport to Montreux.