From the Harlem Renaissance to modern improvisation, jazz has always been connected to wellness and self-expression.

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

Zamora shares how her travels, education at Berklee and collaborations shape her music, blending jazz, R&B and her Cuban roots.

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 ...

Today it's the best-selling piano and solo jazz album of all time. But 50 years ago, Keith Jarrett's The Köln Concert nearly didn't happen. Between the substandard piano, an exhausting car journey, ...

Jazz musicians are the innovative artists who create and perform jazz, a uniquely music style born in New Orleans in the early 1900s. These musicians blend improvisation, rhythm, and personal ...

This is my very simple method for how to start playing solo jazz piano. After watching this video, players should be able to take care of the melody, the comping and the bass line, all by themselves.

The 1920s, often called the “Jazz Age,” was a significant period for jazz music, characterized by the emergence of influential artists who shaped the genre. This decade saw the rise of Louis Armstrong ...

If solo might seem to suggest simple, then it would probably be best not to jump to conclusions. In the right hands, one instrument is capable of as much wide-scale drama as an orchestra. Komeda : ...

Longtime South Bay music fans might remember when San Jose Jazz’s Summer Fest boasted of being the nation’s largest free jazz festival. Those days are long gone, but Summer Fest still offers a bigger ...

On this collaboration, the Virginia maverick pushes into more uncharted waters. Goosebumps ensue. By Kate Mossman If I could be any musician, I would be Bruce Hornsby, who has made a career mastering ...