Jazz recommendations?

KETIL BJORNSTAD
KEITH JARRETT
BOJAN Z- solo
yes I know the following are not pianists
oregon
ralph towner solo guitar
ANOUAR BRAHEM [ oud player from TUNISA
XU FENGXIA
check tower records or google for audio samples

For a more "classic" style of smooth piano jazz, I'd recommend just about any bill evans disk, also solo works or small ensemble works by errol garner. Evans, though, should really float your boat--though he's so good, you might find yourself listening instead of reading.

Lonnie Liston Smith,Bob James,Dr John all live here sometimes,Bob

Diary, an album by Ralph Towner of Oregon from 1973 features him on both piano and guitars(12 string and classical) and is highly recommended for your purposes. I also can second the recommendations for fellow ECM artists:
Ketil Bjornstad "The River" and "The Sea".
Peter Erskine" Time Being", "As It Is", "You Never Know" in trio format with John Taylor on piano.
BoBo Stenson "Serenity".
Vassilis Tsabropoulos "Achirana" Trio format. All the above are in an introspective contemporary style.
Also consider most of the classic Bill Evans albums from the early 60s.

Everybody Digs Bill Evens
That is also the title of the album