Brad Ralston MD

Home city: Paris, France

Vocation outside music: cardiovascular radiologist

Role in BBSC: Invited pianist ;) , sometimes composer

First performance with BBSC: Washington DC 2023

Major musical influences: ChIck Corea, Herbie Hancock, John Coltrane, Keith Jarrett, Abdullah Ebrahim, Tigran Hamasyan

Favorite musical genres: jazz, funk, bossa nova, tango, salsa, Persian folk, classical music, Persian classical music,

My most prized instrument: none I have a Rönisch piano from 1936 Leipzig with a big sentimental value

Musical projects outside BBSC: Arshid Azarine Trio, Azarine 6 (sextet), Solo piano or with guest singers

Favorite non-musical pursuits: dancing

What I love about BBSC: living the dream of playing « together for the first time », with colleagues from everywhere in the world, in a venue located anywhere in the world, and getting unified together within one voice for a noble cause