Laszlo Gardony is a critically acclaimed artist who has brought his soulful and elegant improvisations to audiences in 23 countries. Winner of the Great American Jazz Piano Competition, Gardony has been called “a pianist worthy of praise within the highest pantheon of performers” — Jazz Review . com and “a great pianist” by Dave Brubeck.  He has released eight albums as a leader collaborating with Dave Holland and Miroslav Vitous among others. His 2006 release "Natural Instinct" (Sunnyside) reached No. 2 on the Jazz Week College Radio Chart and No. 25 on the Jazz Week Jazz Chart. His new CD “Dig Deep” (Sunnyside) was released on May 20, 2008. It features bassist John Lockwood and drummer Yoron Israel, his working trio of seven years.

Laszlo Gardony’s Dig Deep finds the jazz pianist in fine form with his trio, featuring John Lockwood on bass and Yoron Israel on drums. Gardony describes a key element of his sound when he mentions, in the self-penned liner notes, that he enjoys “marrying odd meters/changing time signatures with the sound and groove of gospel, funk, jazz and rock.”