With over 850 commissioned works and arrangements to its credit, representing composers from five continents, Kronos is an unrivaled innovator in the Western classical tradition and an ever-curious explorer of other idioms ranging from jazz, blues, and indie rock to the folk, classical, and traditional music of many other cultures.

Named one of America’s “most intriguing, fully formed new talents,” by the New York Times, the Tennessee-bred, Brooklyn-based songwriter returns to Sixth & I with songs from her forthcoming album, The Order of Time.

In this solo program, the piano master explores his relationship to Bach from several angles, juxtaposing his own new composition, Three Pieces After Bach, with several canonical pieces from Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier and a selection of earlier Mehldau jazz compositions.

A coincidentally shared surname only scratches the surface of the deep affinity between these two accomplished musicians. Both born in Israel, the two artists represent different (though highly complementary) musical paths.