A master jazz pianist with a career spanning Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, Betty Carter, Freddie Hubbard and Ray Brown is ...

Stefano Bollani is making the kind of big splash that only the ECM label can stir up, but his high profile has been prepared by his earlier work, both solo and in groups. Meeting trumpeter Enrico Rava ...

The Original James P. Johnson goes a long way toward summing up the early history of jazz piano. The early jazz singer Ethel Waters stated, " All the hits you hear, now as then, originated with ...

A live performance recorded more than 50 years ago is still leaving even seasoned musicians trying to figure out what they just heard. Captured in 1974 at London’s Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, a ...

We asked Samara Joy, Hanif Abdurraqib, Vijay Iyer and others to share their favorite tracks showcasing what might be the most nuanced instrument in jazz. By Marcus J. Moore See more of our coverage in ...

In a recent study at Johns Hopkins, jazz musicians improvised with each other while sitting in MRI machines. No doubt many of them were used to playing in tight spaces, but this was, all the same, odd ...

You don’t need a full band to bring a jazz standard to life, just three key techniques. In this video, I’ll show you how to take Bluesette and arrange it for solo piano using a walking bass line, the ...

The American Pianists Association has selected the five young jazz pianists who will compete for one of the nation's most prestigious awards. Caelan Cardello, Esteban Castro, Paul Cornish, Thomas ...