
Jon Regen Quartet LIVE
Roxy Bar · Manhattan
Thursday, December 3, 2026 · 7:30 PM
Singer, songwriter and pianist Jon Regen has been a fan favorite on both sides of the Atlantic for over a decade, selling-out venues and nabbing top-tier press and A List radio play. A protégé of the legendary pianist Kenny Barron, Regen began his career as a sideman to jazz artists like Kyle Eastwood and Little Jimmy Scott. He released a series of acclaimed instrumental jazz recordings before making a left turn into singer/songwriter territory. Nearly overnight, he was heralded as an important new songsmith and performer with praise from both listeners and critics alike.
Regen has recorded with musical icons like Andy Summers of The Police, Benmont Tench of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Chuck Leavell of The Rolling Stones and Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran (on his 2019 release “Higher Ground”), and his 2023 album “Satisfied Mind” (featuring legends like Ron Carter, Rob Thomas and Pino Palladino) was released to widespread critical acclaim. Famed UK musician and presenter Jamie Cullum premiered the title track on his BBC Radio 2 show, Jazz FM made it their Album of the Week, and The Telegraph awarded it Four Stars writing “Imagine a young Billy Joel singing Bill Withers songs with a tumble of perfectly chilled piano notes... you are witnessing virtuosos at the height of their powers.”
Regen's latest releases have earned praise on both sides of the Atlantic. His 2025 EP "Lost and Found" and his 2026 full-length album "From Left to Right" both remained on Jazz FM's playlist for weeks. And Regen's latest effort "Live in London" was released in October of 2026 to acclaim from critics and listeners alike, with NPR station KMUW writing, "it will leave you glued to your speakers," Paris-Move calling it "a must listen" and Jazzwise saying "Regen is a storyteller, a barnstorming pianist and not backward in coming forward about his emotions."
The Associated Press said of Regen, “His sturdy songs, pleasing tenor and seven-foot grand are a captiv