Oscar Peterson's dazzling keyboard technique, commanding sense of swing and mastery of different piano styles could leave even his most accomplished peers awe-struck. His death brought forth tributes ...

The Jazz Arts Group's latest high-profile Fargo guest boasts enviable jazz cred. In his early teens, pianist Monty Alexander climbed the charts of his native Jamaica with tunes inspired by the likes ...

The musician, 28, has won a Grammy for his work with Samara Joy and earned the respect of the elders who mentored him. His debut album is due Friday. By Helene Stapinski On a beautiful day in Harlem a ...

Solo jazz piano playing is an area of the music fraught with risks at the same time as the piano is the instrument best suited to solo music making. In the past, Bill Evans circumnavigated some of the ...

Depending on which music pundit you ask, jazz “died” when its 1920s heyday ended. Others believe jazz music lost its luster when the 1960s — and rock music — rolled around. But Ramsey Lewis, an ...

NEW YORK — Oscar Peterson’s dazzling keyboard technique, commanding sense of swing and mastery of different piano styles could leave even his most accomplished peers awe-struck. His death brought ...

The main event this season: the appearance of the Keith Jarrett Trio at Disney Hall on Nov. 12. How will the Disney acoustics handle jazz? There’s no better test than the sound of the Jarrett players.

Mr. Solal, who also wrote music for films and symphony orchestras, was revered in Europe and hailed in the United States on his rare visits there. By David A. Andelman Reporting from Paris Martial ...

At this point in time, jazz piano playing spans a dizzyingly eclectic assortment of schools, styles, and influences. This inherent depth of riches is, to some extent, a result of a multitude of ...

Educator, pianist, composer and arranger Jen Allen stays pretty busy. Allen teaches jazz history, music business and leads the Jazz Ensemble at Trinity College in Hartford. She was also the music ...

This article first appeared in Jersey Jazz Magazine. Esteban Castro's parents gave him a toy piano when he was three years old. "I would just kind of gravitate toward it a lot," he recalled. "When I ...

La La Land is the most enchanting movie of 2016, but besides the singing and dancing, one particular element will dazzle you: Ryan Gosling's piano skills. He plays a struggling jazz purist in the film ...