There's plenty of online chatter about the true identity of Merton, an improv pianist that's been hitting up media-of-the-moment Chatroulette.

Although the pundits' popular guess about Merton being the incomparable Ben Folds is definitely a delightful one, I will have to be in the minority and disagree: they are not the same person. The vocal intonation, choice of chords, attack, and overall improvisational style is, at least to me, dramatically different.

But both are simply wonderful.

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