EPK
“Acclaimed pianist Michael Ragonese has created an album that celebrates the search for peace; the originals are striking—especially the title piece. A deceptively deep album... take time with it, it’ll pay you back several times.”
- DownBeat Magazine, Dec 2025
“Ragonese is what happens when a rising star studies Brad Mehldau, dreams in Rachmaninoff, and wakes up in Los Angeles.”
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- Cadence Europa
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“There are some stellar younger jazz pianists working today, such as Emmet Cohen, Kenny Banks Jr, and Paul Cornish, and that if you are going to play in this league, you must have a style which sets you apart from the rest. Michael Ragonese falls into that category as evidenced by his latest release "Stracci." Ragonese and his cohorts confirm that they are assured partners in a propulsive and unpredictable trio.”
- Pierre Giroux, All About Jazz​
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"Some outstanding younger jazz pianists today, like Emmet Cohen, and Paul Cornish, stand out with unique styles. Michael Ragonese is one of them, as shown in his 2nd album, 'Stracci.' Ragonese and his trio demonstrate themselves as confident and dynamic collaborators.” ​​
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- All About Jazz
“A fine piano trio outing. Stracci reveals not so much an Evans influence as it does, compositionally, a Brad Mehldau one. Ragonese wrote six of the eight tunes presented here, and they all have beguiling prettiness combined with an assertive rhythmic insistence.”
- Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz
© 2026 Michael Ragonese.
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