For a lot of years, Vera Brandes couldn’t listen. Not once had she heard the bestselling solo jazz album of all time—Keith ...

Pianist / composer Ron Thomas (b. 1942), was introduced to the piano by his father, Buddy, a self-taught player who learned the art of the ivories by analyzing piano roll performances. Ron was, ...

Dazzling lineup with Billy Taylor, Randy Weston, Betty Carter, Ricky Ford, and Taj Mahal. Bob Edwards reminds us that jazz is uniquely American music and that has its place on the Spoleto stage ...

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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 Over the past few months, ...

The Coltrane legacy in jazz is vast and monumentally influential—that is a known quantity in the music world. So much of that legacy is filled with the artistic resonance of John Coltrane, whose ...

Following past years’ popular “176 Keys” and “Tickle the Ivories” concerts, our dueling pianists, Gay and John, are back for another great evening playing lots of your favorite tunes. It’s all ...

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 ...