ADDISON FREI

Addison Frei is a national recording pianist, becoming a Top 14 Jazz Week composer and musician with his album "Time and Again" (2022) on Next Paradigm Records. A proud Yamaha Artist, Frei's previous records include read (2021), No Defense (2018), Transit (2016), and Intentions (2014). He also co-leads AMP Trio, contributing compositions to each of their five studio albums. Alongside Tahira Clayton, AMP Trio was selected as winner of the 2017 DC Jazz Prix, and has toured extensively throughout Asia and North America at jazz festivals, clubs and universities. Frei completed his Artist Diploma at the Juilliard School, serving as musical director for this flagship ensemble's stint at Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai. He has won first prize in several competitions including 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 inMelbourne, Florida. Frei's lyrical pianism has made him a favorite accompanist for many vocalists including Leslie Odom Jr., Renée Elise Goldsberry and Janis Siegel.