At the other end of the density scale, while Kirk Lightsey's ivory-tickling also packs in a lot more than it seems, this whole recital still feels lighter than air. The program is comfortably familiar ...

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

This year, an NPR holiday music tradition is a night with the masters. The 18th annual A Jazz Piano Christmas, recorded live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., ...

Goldblum showed his piano chops with a moving jazz solo during the ‘In Memoriam’ segment, which honoured late film industry legends including Maggie Smith. He performed the classic tune ‘As Time Goes ...

Japanese jazz pianist Hiromi will release her highly anticipated new album, "Spectrum," on Sept. 18. By Billboard Japan Japanese jazz pianist Hiromi will release her highly anticipated new album, ...

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, ...

Spencer Zweifel is an accomplished jazz pianist who graduated in 2019 with a degree in jazz studies from the University of Northern Colorado. He won best pop/rock soloist in the 2018 Downbeat magazine ...

If ragtime piano can be seen as the starting point in the evolution of jazz piano, then the next step in that evolutionary process wasn't a step all; it was a "stride." Around 1920, the popularity of ...

After a diverse singing career, from R&B to off-Broadway, Dayton native Melanie Moore released her debut full-length solo album, “Anything You Need,” in late 2022. The Las Vegas-based smooth jazz ...

Saxophonist David Sanborn, asked how he thinks listeners will react to Quartette Humaine, is frankly stumped. "It's always a mystery to me, what people are going to like or not like," he says, over ...