Gabriel Schillinger-Hyman jazz pianist, composer
A Steinway & Sons Teacher and Educational Partner and two-time performer and arranger at Carnegie Hall, Gabriel Schillinger-Hyman is a New York City–based jazz pianist, composer, and storyteller.
Known for performances that are both soulful and hard-hitting, Gabriel performs locally and tours — as far as Norway and Iceland — with NYC’s finest jazz artists including Christopher McBride (GRAMMY-winning alto), Lucas Pino (Dave Brubeck Artistic Director), Anthony Hervey (Michael Bublé), Erena Terakubo, Alexandra Ridout, Langston Hughes II, Tyreek McDole, Georgia Heers, and April Varner. He appears at household jazz venues including Ornithology, The Black Cat, Zinc Bar, The Django, Blues Alley, Nublu, and Libretto, and at renowned institutions like Carnegie Hall, Klavierhaus, the Met Museum, and the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York.
Gabriel is recognized for combining jazz performance with storytelling, touring multiple multimedia projects across the country. Furthermore, his work as a musical director, composer, and performer with Bay Area collective FAMILY NOT A GROUP was recognized by KQED as THE BEST BAY AREA MUSIC OF 2023 and showcased at SFMOMA.
Performance Highlights
Carnegie Hall (2x performer & arranger)
Klavierhaus, European Piano Showroom NYC, SOLD OUT
The Piedmont Piano Company, Piano Showroom, SOLD OUT
Libretto, Downbeat Magazine best intl. jazz venue, SOLD OUT
Jazz Storytelling
Jazz music is the perfect lens through which we can unearth and recount American history, in all its beauty and ugliness
“Gabriel, thank you so much for providing our community with such an extraordinary performance series… The level of musicianship you brought, along with your incredibly talented guest artists, created an unforgettable experience.” — Charles Markham, Program Manager, Dorot
Invisible Jazz Giants sheds light on hidden figures that, despite America turning its back on them, are responsible for shaping American culture as we know it.
The Topography of Jazz transports audiences to Harlem airshafts, mob-run 52nd St. clubs, Tin Pan Alley cubicles, basement Communist-jazz hangs, and more.
Jazz On The Silver Screen explores jazz works that originated in film, revealing how movies carried jazz into the collective imagination.