David Linard

David Linard is a New York pianist, composer, and educator known for his work with trumpeter Wayne Tucker and the Bad Mothas and as a longtime member of Sammy Miller and the Congregation, with whom he toured the Monterey, Umbria, and Montreal jazz festivals along with venues including the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, and SFJAZZ. He earned a bachelor's degree from Indiana University in 2012, studying with David Baker, and a master's from the Juilliard School in 2015, where he worked with Kenny Barron and Frank Kimbrough. In 2020 he received a Grammy nomination for his contribution to Derek Bermel's Migrations. His records as a leader include Nearsighted (2023), a genre-spanning debut, and the 2025 releases For B, an instrumental suite with cellist Irene Han, and Songs for the Lonesome, a set of jazz songs with vocalist Katie Martucci.