Composer/pianist and Steinway Artist Jed Distler gained acclaim early in his career by transcribing jazz piano solos by Art Tatum and Bill Evans for publication. As a pianist championing new music, his recitals have offered premiers of works by Virgil Thomson, Richard Rodney Bennett, Frederic Rzewski, Alvin Curran, Lois V Vierk and many more. His master classes, lecture/demonstrations and work as a sought-after adjudicator have taken him across the United States and throughout Europe.

Distler’s presenting organization ComposersCollaborative, Inc earned a Guinness Record for world’s largest keyboard ensemble, featuring his works for 175 electronic keyboards. In 2021 Distler embarked on a multi-year project performing all of Mahler’s Symphonies and several Shostakovich Symphonies in four-hand arrangements around the globe, collaborating with as Chantal Balestri, Gabriele Baldocci, Martina Frezzotti, Stewart Goodyear, Allison Brewster Franzetti, Drew Petersen, Cristian Sandrin, Risto-Matti Marin, Alexandra Papastefanou and Massimo Giuseppe Bianchi. He is preparing a collection of 1,827 original piano bagatelles for the 2027 Beethoven anniversary year. Distler has recorded prolifically for the high-resolution Steinway Spirio player piano, while TNC Music released Distler’s solo piano CD “Fearless Monk.” (available from Bandcamp).