Biography

About

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Jazz • Composition • Fusion • Classical

San Francisco, CA

Jazz Pianist and Composer

Armaan Mishra is a 17-year-old jazz pianist and composer whose playing pairs the rhythmic drive of bebop with a restless, contemporary harmonic imagination. He began at the piano at six, found jazz at eleven, and has spent the years since immersed in the language of Bud Powell, Herbie Hancock, and Brad Mehldau.

He leads the Armaan Mishra Trio and appears regularly as a sideman around New York, from intimate clubs to festival stages. His original compositions reach for the space between tradition and surprise — tunes that swing hard, then open into something unexpected.

Alongside performing, Armaan researches the theory and history of improvisation and teaches younger musicians through community programs. He is currently applying to study music in college.

Selected Honors

Awards & recognition.

Selected Pianist for Brubeck Jazz Summit

Brubeck Jazz Summit

2nd Place: Bay Area Piano Competition for Classical Piano

Bay Area Piano Competition

1st Place: International Grieg Competition for Classical Piano

International Grieg Competition

Maude’s Ventures Young Founders Program Award for Dementia Care Innovation

Maude's Ventures

3rd Prize Winner: ENKOR International Music Competition for Classical Piano

ENKOR

Award for Outstanding Growth

SFJAZZ Education

DownBeat Winner: Outstanding Performance for SFJAZZ High School All-Stars

DownBeat Magazine

Jazz @ Lincoln Center Essentially Ellington Finalist

Jazz at Lincoln Center and Stanford Miles Ahead Big Band