Thinking about music, rehearsing and trying out different ideas and approaches are just as inspirational to award-winning jazz pianist Irving Flores as being on stage and performing for an ...

DENVER – Billy Wallace can pound out the notes to more than 4,000 songs strictly by memory, but the 86-year-old jazz pianist -- who once played with some of the country's best -- no longer recognizes ...

This is FRESH AIR. Jazz pianist Bud Powell was born Sept. 27, 1924. Jazz historian Kevin Whitehead, says Powell's life was often a nightmare. He was shy and withdrawn, even before getting severely ...

Bertha Hope was only three years old when she started playing Brahms’ “Lullaby” on the piano just from hearing it on the radio. “How did you do that?” asked her shocked parents, both entertainers.

Michael Weiss has been a leading pianist and composer in jazz spaces for over 30 years. He’s returning to Sculler’s Jazz Club with his trio on March 15th. Before the show, he sat down with the hosts ...

Every Friday night, John Harmon takes his reserved seat at the grand piano at Manila Resto.

Los Angeles-based jazz vocalist/pianist Niia has announced the V Tour, which kicks off on Wednesday, February 18, at Songbyrd ...

Southern California jazz pianist Eric Bell presents a multi-layered approach to instrumental jazz on his debut album, “Vulnerability.” For Bell and his colleagues, jazz is a primary influence, but far ...

The achievement ranked the ensemble as the nation's top jazz band from a historically Black college or university and the top ...

Eddie Moore, jazz pianist and arts advocate, works to evolve the sound of jazz in the Kansas City metro by pushing the genre through innovative performances. Editor's Note: This interview is part of ...

Pianist and Houston native Jason Moran pays homage to the musical range of Duke Ellington in a Houston concert called "Duke Ellington: My Heart Sings” on March 28. In an interview with Houston Matters ...