Steinway artist Lenore Raphael is simply one of the best pianists in the jazz mainstream… she always swings, and never runs out of fresh ideas.
—Scott Yanow, Jazz Journalist
Lenore Raphael is an internationally renowned jazz pianist, Steinway artist, radio host and jazz teacher and has been critically acclaimed as one of the best pianists in the jazz mainstream today.
Critics, jazz hosts and jazz lovers all agree that she is one of the most swinging mainstream pianists. Influenced by Oscar Peterson, Bud Powell and Bill Evans, she has taken these influences and created her own recognizable sound.
Featured in top jazz clubs like Dizzy’s at Jazz At Lincoln Center, The Blue Note (NYC), Blues Alley (DC), The Jazz Showcase (Chicago) Ronnie Scott’s (London), and festivals such as The London Jazz Festival, Ottawa International Jazz Festival, and Joy of Jazz in South Africa where she was one of the three famed Steinway artists including Ahmad Jamal and Abdullah Ibrahim, she is still enjoying touring all over the world.
Old Folks (Victor Young)
My Foolish Heart (Willard Robison)
If You Could See Me Now (Tadd Dameron )
Recorded at Bella Vista Sound
Release Date: June 1, 2025
Label: Swingin' Fox Music
with Wayne Wilkinson, guitar and Hilliard Greene, bass
Thursday, October 23rd
University of Surry
Surry, UK
with Glen Manby, saxophone
Friday, October 24th- 7PM
Steinway Hall
London, UK
The Halle Cultural Center
237 North Salem St. Apex, NC
Millburn Public Library
200 Glen Avenue
Millburn, NJ
with Hilliard Greene, bass
New Rochelle Library
New Rochelle, NY
with Hilliard Greene, bass and Dwayne Cook Broadnax, drums
Thursday, January 15th- 7:30PM
The Merc for Jazz
Temecula, CA
The Halle Cultural Center
237 North Salem St.
Apex, NC
The Halle Cultural Center
237 North Salem St.
Apex, NC
Critics, jazz hosts and jazz lovers all agree that she is one of the most swinging mainstream pianists. Influenced by Oscar Peterson, Bud Powell and Bill Evans, she has taken these influences and created her own recognizable sound.
Featured in top jazz clubs like Dizzy’s at Jazz At Lincoln Center, The Blue Note (NYC), Blues Alley (DC), The Jazz Showcase (Chicago) Ronnie Scott’s (London), and festivals such as The London Jazz Festival, Ottawa International Jazz Festival, and Joy of Jazz in South Africa where she was one of the three famed Steinway artists including Ahmad Jamal and Abdullah Ibrahim, she is still enjoying touring all over the world.
Releases
Prelude to a Kiss (Duke Ellington)Old Folks (Victor Young)
My Foolish Heart (Willard Robison)
If You Could See Me Now (Tadd Dameron )
Recorded at Bella Vista Sound
Release Date: June 1, 2025
Label: Swingin' Fox Music
Upcoming Shows 2025-2026
October 2025
Sunday, October 19th- 3PM The Halle Cultural Center 237 North Salem St. Apex, NCwith Wayne Wilkinson, guitar and Hilliard Greene, bass
Thursday, October 23rd
University of Surry
Surry, UK
with Glen Manby, saxophone
Friday, October 24th- 7PM
Steinway Hall
London, UK
November 2025
Sunday, November 16th- 3PMThe Halle Cultural Center
237 North Salem St. Apex, NC
December 2025
Sunday, December 7th- 3PMMillburn Public Library
200 Glen Avenue
Millburn, NJ
with Hilliard Greene, bass
January 2026
Friday, January 9th- 7PMNew Rochelle Library
New Rochelle, NY
with Hilliard Greene, bass and Dwayne Cook Broadnax, drums
Thursday, January 15th- 7:30PM
The Merc for Jazz
Temecula, CA
February 2026
Sunday, February 15th- 3PMThe Halle Cultural Center
237 North Salem St.
Apex, NC
March 2026
Sunday, March 29th- 3PMThe Halle Cultural Center
237 North Salem St.
Apex, NC
For more information contact Scott Thompson Public Relations.
