He walked to an ornate and glossy rosewood grand from 1882, and warmed up with some music by Bach before jumping around, to Beethoven’s Op. 111 sonata and other hits of the piano repertoire.

He’s been the keyboard player for Parliament-Funkadelic for over 20 years. He’s also the band’s music director and an award-winning author. Ava Van Valen sat down with Bedrosian at the Word ...