About this episode

Award-winning composer and jazz pianist Lisa Hilton discusses her career and recent album release.

An award-winning composer and acclaimed jazz pianist, as well as a producer and bandleader. A voting member of the Recording Academy, she has 31 albums released in the United States as well as two in Asia. She has performed at venues of all sizes, including Carnegie Hall, The Smithsonian, and UCLA Royce Theater, among others. At the end of November, she released an album that the London Times called one of “The Best Jazz Albums of 2025.” Her albums regularly sit at the top of the Jazz Week and other radio/streaming charts, for the last two decades drawing millions of plays on streaming services and appearing regularly as an Amazon Number 1 New Jazz Release.

People in this episode

Host: Bruce Wawrzyniak

Guest: Lisa Hilton

Topics covered

• jazz music
• composition
• music production
• live performance
• album release

Keywords

• jazz pianist
• album release
• Recording Academy
• Carnegie Hall
• streaming charts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Recording Academy

Books & works: The Best Jazz Albums of 2025

Places: Carnegie Hall, The Smithsonian, UCLA Royce Theater

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