We’ve covered bebop, vocal jazz, Ornette Coleman, Sun Ra and the music of the 21st century. This month, we’re focused on the piano, perhaps the most nuanced instrument in jazz.

This Piano Jazz was recorded before an audience at Borders Books and Music in Washington, D.C., in 1997. Brubeck and McPartland start off the session with an inspired duet in "Just You, Just Me." ...

The Keystone Korner was a legendary jazz club in San Francisco between 1972 and 1983, a place where Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Art Blakey and Dexter Gordon recorded important live albums. Owner Todd ...

With Goldings playing the piano and Sullivan providing rhythmic beats through her tap shoes, the two improvise music together and bust out smooth, soulful renditions of musical theater classics ...

Five Jazz Piano Trios With Swag : A Blog Supreme Plenty of instrumental bands conversant with today's pop music come from a similar perspective with more creativity — if not attention. Here are ...

Lady Gaga is bringing her Jazz and Piano show back to Las Vegas!. On Tuesday, the pop star announced that she’ll return to Nevada this summer for an eight-night run of her beloved show. The ...

He's 93. He plays the piano. And he's really, really good. How Herb Sell still makes music Herb Sell, 93, of Littlestown, was friends with Duke Ellington and Count Basie.

If you're new to jazz piano, this is one of the most important exercises you can start with. Learn how to play major ii–V–I progressions in all 12 keys using root notes in your left hand and guide ...

Irving S. Gilmore International Piano Festival Kalamazoo, MI April 24 to May 12, 2024 Thelonious Monk ends his 1967 album Straight, No Chaser with the song "We See." This Monk classic quartet remake ...

Lady Gaga will revive her special “Jazz and Piano” show for a new Las Vegas residency scheduled to kick off later this summer.. The 12-concert run will launch Aug. 31 at Dolby Live at Park MGM ...

To many, composed music and improvised music seem to be opposites, but in jazz, they merge in a unique fashion. It has been said that the best improvised music sounds composed, and that the best ...