What is a "Pick"? In a nutshell, for me, it's an album that really speaks to me. In that regard, Picks are completely subjective and have to elicit at least one "wow!" moment. An album that becomes a Pick is in the running for the Favorites List for the year it was reviewed. Not all Picks make the list, which is the best of the best, but they are still very special recordings that I highly recommend. Beginning with the launch of the new MainlyPiano.com (June 2016) the designation that an album is a "Pick" will stay with the album permanently.
Fiona Joy Hawkins
August 12, 2020
Tobin Mueller
August 11, 2020
Jazz
Tobin Mueller
August 7, 2020
Christine Brown
July 17, 2020
Anaya Music
July 10, 2020
Richard Shulman
July 8, 2020
Jazz
Milana Zilnik
June 30, 2020
Lia Scallon
June 29, 2020
Nathan Speir
June 24, 2020
Niv Ashkenazi and Matthew Graybil
June 23, 2020
Classical
Lisa Swerdlow
June 6, 2020
Chris Nole
May 27, 2020
Blues
Bernward Koch
May 25, 2020
Peter Sterling
May 20, 2020
Oskar Kappland
May 4, 2020
Kostas Boukouvalas
April 27, 2020
Louis Landon
April 19, 2020
Al Gilliom
April 14, 2020
Pam Asberry
April 8, 2020
Gerald Krampl
April 6, 2020
Piers Adams and Larry Lush
April 1, 2020
Classical
Frank Horvat
March 27, 2020
Michael Whalen
March 25, 2020
Eric Bikales
March 24, 2020
Monica Logani
March 23, 2020
Erez Aviram
March 11, 2020
Suzanne Grosvenor
February 26, 2020
Brad Jacobsen
February 17, 2020
Shoshana Michel
February 14, 2020
Ludovico Einaudi
February 12, 2020
Marshall Barnhouse
February 7, 2020
Robin Spielberg
February 7, 2020
Adam Zampino
February 5, 2020
Edo Sanz
January 30, 2020
Beverly Ritz
January 29, 2020
Jazz
Stephen Peppos
January 29, 2020
Force For Good and Jonathan Sprout
January 27, 2020
Doug Hammer
January 20, 2020
Robert Thies and Damjan Krajacic
January 18, 2020
Scott Cossu
January 13, 2020
Louis Colaiannia
January 10, 2020
Greg Starr
January 7, 2020
James Michael Stevens
January 7, 2020
Jim Wilson
December 26, 2019
Review by Kathy Parsons
Pavel Vondráček
December 23, 2019
James Michael Stevens
December 21, 2019
Marc Enfroy
December 19, 2019
Christian Lindquist
December 19, 2019
Jazz
Hugo Selles
December 15, 2019
Carolyn Southworth
December 11, 2019
Paul Adams and Elizabeth Geyer
December 10, 2019
Peter Calandra
December 9, 2019
Milana Zilnik
December 6, 2019
Cathy Oakes
December 6, 2019
Gina Leneé
December 6, 2019
Rick Sparks
December 3, 2019
Louis Landon
December 2, 2019
Louis Colaiannia
December 1, 2019
Dulce Joya Leon
November 21, 2019
Tobin Mueller
November 17, 2019
Alan Matthews
November 14, 2019
Louis Landon
November 13, 2019
Hugo Selles
November 12, 2019
Gabriele Saro
November 7, 2019
Tobin Mueller
November 5, 2019
Joss Jaffe
November 2, 2019
Dan Chadburn
October 29, 2019
Alicia Bessette
October 23, 2019
Alex Levin
October 21, 2019
Jazz
Harrison Edwards
October 19, 2019
John Paris
October 18, 2019
Jazz
Matt Johnson
October 9, 2019
Lynn Tredeau
October 7, 2019
Fiona Joy Hawkins and Rebecca Daniel
October 5, 2019
Silvard
September 25, 2019
Matt Johnson
September 23, 2019
John Nilsen
September 21, 2019
Stan Berger
September 12, 2019
Matt Johnson
September 9, 2019
Christopher Boscole
September 8, 2019
Holland Phillips
September 4, 2019
Sangeeta Kaur
September 4, 2019
David Wahler
September 1, 2019
Matt Johnson
August 23, 2019
Michael Stribling
August 17, 2019
Paul Avgerinos
August 14, 2019
Thad Fiscella
August 13, 2019
Matt Johnson
August 12, 2019
Matt Johnson
August 9, 2019
Marc Filmer
August 8, 2019
Craig Urquhart
August 1, 2019
Matt Johnson
July 30, 2019
Matt Johnson
July 28, 2019
Rick Sparks
July 23, 2019
Mark Freshwater
July 16, 2019
Michael Whalen
July 12, 2019
Jim Chappell
July 4, 2019
Scott Lawlor
July 2, 2019
Christine Brown
June 26, 2019
Louis Anthony deLise
June 25, 2019
David M. Edwards
June 24, 2019
Michele McLaughlin
June 18, 2019
Kathryn Kaye
June 12, 2019
Perpetual Motion
June 7, 2019
Marta Szlubowska and Svetlana Belsky
June 4, 2019
Classical
Ed Blumenthal
June 2, 2019
Milana Zilnik
May 26, 2019
Jonny Lipford
May 25, 2019
George Winston
May 2, 2019
Blues
Jacco Wynia
April 29, 2019
Pam Asberry
April 28, 2019
Jim Ottaway
April 25, 2019
Christopher James
April 23, 2019
Matt Johnson
April 20, 2019
Matt Johnson
April 16, 2019
Robert Linton
April 14, 2019
Review by Kathy Parsons
Guitar music
Louis Landon
April 8, 2019
David Nevue
April 2, 2019
Scott August
March 31, 2019
Chad Hewitt
March 18, 2019
Matt Johnson
March 14, 2019
Timothy Wenzel
March 9, 2019
William Ogmundson
March 8, 2019
Grayhawk
February 27, 2019
Ralph Zurmühle
February 25, 2019
Jon Dahlander
February 16, 2019
Lawrence Lougheed
February 4, 2019
Lawrence Lougheed
February 4, 2019
Jason Tonioli and John Knudson
February 2, 2019
Rick Wakeman
January 28, 2019
Shoshana Michel
January 21, 2019
Stephen Peppos
January 13, 2019
Blank & Jones and Marcus Loeber
January 6, 2019
Greg Maroney
January 2, 2019
Reneé Michele
January 1, 2019
Robin Meloy Goldsby
December 26, 2017
Matthew Labarge
December 21, 2017
Michael Brant DeMaria
December 19, 2017
Jesse Brown
December 19, 2017
Timothy Cooper
December 12, 2017
Steven C.
November 17, 2017
Kris Baines
November 14, 2017
Jesse Brown
November 1, 2017
Frank Horvat
October 26, 2017
Michael Stribling
October 22, 2017
Bernward Koch
October 20, 2017
Sangeeta Kaur
October 17, 2017
David Lanz
October 16, 2017
Michael Logozar
October 13, 2017
Jim Chappell
October 10, 2017
Matthew Shell
October 3, 2017
Jazz
Shoshana Michel
September 22, 2017
Deepak Chopra, Kabir Sehgal, and Paul Avgerinos
September 19, 2017
Robert Thies and Damjan Krajacic
September 17, 2017
Debut Albums
Blackmore's Night
August 29, 2017
Richard Dillon
August 21, 2017
Holland Phillips
August 18, 2017
Louis Landon
July 31, 2017
Donovan Johnson
July 24, 2017
Peter Calandra
July 14, 2017
Review by Kathy Parsons
Fiona Joy Hawkins
July 8, 2017
Robert Thies and Damjan Krajacic
July 4, 2017
Merrill Collins
June 19, 2017
Raffaele Grimaldi and Blue Spiral Records
June 6, 2017
Josh Winiberg
June 1, 2017
Wojtek Szczepanik
May 26, 2017
Tobin Mueller
May 18, 2017
Jazz
Lynn Tredeau
May 16, 2017
Nathan Speir
May 11, 2017
Alan Storeygard
May 4, 2017
Jazz
Timothy Crane
April 29, 2017
Charles David Denler
April 23, 2017
George Winston
April 18, 2017
Georg Faust and Ben Dowling
April 17, 2017
Lisa Hilton
March 10, 2017
Jazz
David Hicken
March 9, 2017
Janice Faber
March 4, 2017
Carol Comune
February 14, 2017
Clifford Borg
February 11, 2017
Jim Gabriel
February 6, 2017
Review by Kathy Parsons
Michele McLaughlin
February 5, 2017
Perpetual Motion
January 31, 2017
Stephen Peppos
January 30, 2017
Psychic Equalizer and Hugo Selles
January 29, 2017
Louis Landon
January 26, 2017
Brique a Braq
January 17, 2017
Shambhu
January 9, 2017
Review by Kathy Parsons
Guitar music
John Kraemer
January 6, 2017
Greg Maroney
December 30, 2016
Jesse Brown
December 28, 2016
Carolyn Southworth
December 23, 2016
Review by Kathy Parsons
Stan Berger
December 14, 2016
Roberto Attanasio
November 18, 2016
Kelly Andrew
November 9, 2016
Review by Kathy Parsons
David Lanz
November 7, 2016
Matthew Mayer
November 6, 2016
Louis Landon
November 4, 2016
Shoshana Michel
November 1, 2016
Joe Bongiorno
October 31, 2016
Ken Elkinson
October 20, 2016
Lawrence Blatt
October 18, 2016
Review by Kathy Parsons
Guitar music
Louis Colaiannia
October 11, 2016
Michael Logozar
October 2, 2016
Paul L. Fine
October 2, 2016
Andy Iorio
October 1, 2016
Richard Dillon
September 29, 2016
Bernward Koch
September 12, 2016
Review by Kathy Parsons
Ryan Marvel
August 17, 2016
David Wahler
August 16, 2016
Richard Dillon
August 8, 2016
Al Jewer and Andy Mitran
June 25, 2016
Christopher Boscole
June 18, 2016
Ann Licater
June 14, 2016
John Fluker
April 25, 2016
Lynn Yew Evers
April 2, 2016
The Morning Still
February 21, 2016
Jeff Bjorck
December 16, 2015
