Ted Kooshian (born October 8, 1961) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, and composer, who has performed with Aretha Franklin, Chuck Berry,Marvin Hamlisch, Sarah Brightman,Il Divo, and Blood, Sweat, and Tears. Kooshian has played in many Broadway pit orchestras, and has been a member of the Ed Palermo Big Band since 1994. Originally from San Jose, California, Kooshian has been performing since the 1980s.
He has released four albums: Clockwork (2004),Ted Kooshian's Standard Orbit Quartet (Summit, 2008),Underdog, and Other Stories... (Summit, 2009), and Clowns Will Be Arriving (Summit, 2015).
With Ed Palermo Big Band
With Judy Barnett
With Rick Wald
With others