Noah Haidu

Noah Haidu (born July 28, 1972) is a jazz pianist based in New York City known for using his melodic compositions as a framework for energetic, modernist improvisations. His group appears regularly at New York jazz venues such as Smalls Jazz Club and Kitano Jazz. 

His recent recordings include Slipstream (his 2011 CD on Posi-Tone Records), Here, There... (where Haidu and guitarist Mike Stern perform as guest sidemen in a quartet setting) and Soul Step (a project where he is heard as pianist and co-leader in the collective quartet Native Soul.) Through these varied projects, Noah has been noted both as a performer and composer.

Haidu was born on July 28, 1972, in Charlottesville, Virginia.

He took classical piano lessons from a young age but as a teenager, he gravitated to blues, jazz, and popular music. During high-school, he lived in New Jersey and Los Angeles where he studied jazz piano, guitar, and composition and listened to live music whenever possible. 

He attended Rutgers University and studied with pianist Kenny Barron, then relocated to New York after two years. He completed his BFA at the New School University and Master of Music degree at The State University of New York (Purchase, NY).

Noah has been associated with artists such as Jeremy Pelt, Jon Irabagon, Duane Eubanks, Winard Harper, Willie Jones, III, Corcoran Holt, Jason Brown, McClenty Hunter, Steve Johns, Marcus McLaurin, and Peter Brainin. 

Though based in New York City, Haidu performs abroad and at various cities across the U.S. In 2007 he appeared with Native Soul in Guayaquil, Ecuador at the Centro Ecuatoriano-Norteamericano, and at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York. He also appeared with the Ambrose Akinmusire-Greg Rivkin group at the Jazz Standard as part of the Festival of the New Trumpet in New York City.

Haidu's playing and composing have been cited in a wide range of national and international publications including The Financial Times, Jazz Times, Downbeat, Jazzwise, and Icon Magazine.