The five jazz pianists who will vie for a top national prize will soon visit Indianapolis to compete. The American Piano Awards, based in the Circle City, has selected Joe Block, Caelan Cardello, ...

Hailed as the “#1 Jazz Club in New York City (SecretNYC),” SMOKE Jazz Club today announced its concert schedule for June 2025. SMOKE is thrilled to welcome back pianist Emmet Cohen leading his ...

The Bosendorfer Imperial grand piano in Oscar Peterson's home studio had hardly been played for years after the jazz legend's death in 2007. But the piano has gotten a workout over the past year as ...

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 ...

Les McCann, acclaimed jazz pianist and vocalist whose greatest commercial success came with the 1969 song “Compared to What”, from his album Swiss Movement, criticizing the Vietnam War, has died. His ...

“This most swinging of percussionists can spark any band with his perfect time and unwavering attention to detail.” – The New Yorker Renowned drummer (also rapidly gaining a reputation as a preeminent ...

Born Sept. 27, 1924, Powell helped set the style for jazz piano after WWII. While earlier pianists played busy bass patterns, he helped establish a more fragmented, punctuating role for the left hand.

(MENAFN- The Conversation) The 1960s is a significant era in Abdullah Ibrahim 's story. It's a time when the South African master's international career as a jazz pianist was gradually established and ...