Henri Herbert is a piano-playing phenomenon. He currently resides in Austin, Texas and tours extensively in the United States and Europe as a soloist. From an early age, Herbert was fascinated by the piano-pounding pioneers Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino and Pete Johnson. A video of Henri playing an impromptu blues on the public piano in London’s St Pancras Train Station has now reached an incredible 70 million views on Youtube. Henri was personally invited to perform with Canadian rock star Bryan Adams at Bryan’s Christmas party in London in 2014, and in 2022 gave a special performance in Nice, France for the Royal Family of Monaco. He has been hired for a return performance in Nice for 2025
Henri was a member of the famous rock'n'roll band The Jim Jones Revue from 2011 to 2014, performing several world tours, including appearances at Rock En Seine in Paris, David Letterman's The Late Show in New York and Album of the Week on Canal + in Paris. After the dissolution of The Jim Jones Revue, Herbert embarked on a solo career and has released several albums under his own name. All these releases were accompanied by numerous international tours including sell out concerts in London and New York City. He is a regular performer at The Arches Piano Stage, and he has performed at the Cincinnati Blues Festival, South By Southwest Festival, Milan Piano Festival and the International Jazz Festival in Davos, Switzerland, as well as 2 sold out shows at The Blue Note in Hawaii. Henri is also in great demand as an accompanist, having worked with Bryan Adams, Kim Wilson, Carolyn Wonderland, Dave Alvin, Charlie Sexton and The Fabulous Thunderbirds.
Press Quotes
“A blazing young pianist” The New Yorker
“An incredible pianist, Jerry Lee would be proud” - Bryan Adams
“Possessed by the spirit of Jerry Lee Lewis" - John Aizlewood, London Evening Standard

"Very few pianists on the planet can put as much sheer emotion or adrenaline-fuelled virtuosity into their performances" - Matt Frost, The Blues Magazine

"Classy, considered songwriting" - Henry Yates, Classic Rock Magazine

"His bar-room boogie piano manages to be, variously, celebratory, roiling, turbulent, manic and even – delicate and moving." - Jude Clarke, BBC Music