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).
With Ed Palermo Big Band
With Judy Barnett
With Rick Wald
With Scott Whitfield
With others