Playing jazz alone on piano might sound hard, but it’s simpler than you think. With a few key techniques, you can make one ...

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 Barkan ...

It's difficult to encapsulate pianist Matthew Shipp's inimitable musical vision and approach exclusively with words. The elusiveness of his aesthetic stems from its malleability: Shipp retains his ...

Many players struggle with knowing when and how to play jazz piano fills. This tutorial breaks down the concept by ...

J.R. Rotem has had an intriguing career in music to say the least. Born in South Africa, Rotem got his start as a renowned jazz pianist, then shifted gears to producing radio friendly pop and rap hits ...

As the National Museum of African American Music opens its doors, journalists from the USA TODAY Network explore the stories, places and people who helped make music what it is today in our expansive ...

This week, Piano Jazz celebrates Women's History Month with selections from some of the renowned female singers who've appeared on the program. Marian McPartland accompanies several luminaries and ...

Hello, fans of the Toronto band BADBADNOTGOOD. Thanks for stopping by, truly. I'm delighted that somebody turned you on to the joys of improvised instrumental music; as you can see, it's an experience ...

Since the early 1990s, piano maestro Matthew Shipp has been a chief linchpin of the avant-garde jazz underground, producing a monolithic catalog that has pioneered—and polarized—the jazz lexicon. The ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A jazz standard called ...

During the '80s and '90s, Senri Oe was heating up stages as a top-selling pop star in Japan. These days, music fans will find him entertaining people in the jazz piano realm. Senri Oe brings his 'Boys ...

After being in Hollywood for 28 years, the producer of such films as The Way Way Back and Begin Again decided on a different ...