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Ted Kooshian (born October 8, 1961) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, and composer who has performed with Aretha Franklin, Chuck Berry,[1] Marvin Hamlisch, Edgar Winter, Sarah Brightman,[2] Il Divo, and Blood, Sweat, and Tears.[1] Kooshian has played in many Broadway pit orchestras,[3] and has been a member of the Ed Palermo Big Band[4] since 1994. Originally from San Jose, California, Kooshian has been performing since the 1980s.
He has released five albums: Clockwork (2004),[5] Ted Kooshian's Standard Orbit Quartet (Summit, 2008),[6] Underdog, and Other Stories... (Summit, 2009),[7] Clowns Will Be Arriving (Summit, 2015),[8] and Hubub! (Summit, 2022).
