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

When Cal State Fullerton music professors Bill Cunliffe and Rob Watson were looking for a student to send to a piano competition in China, they both thought of freshman Mathew Yang. The 18-year-old is ...

Since the appearance of jazz in the early 20th century, jazz and classical have mostly lived on opposite sides of town, separated by tracks that most listeners won’t cross. This has long remained the ...

It's a good bet that most of us have heard people say they don't like jazz, or even worse, drop the H-bomb, "I hate jazz." If you choose to engage, the key is to tread lightly and tailor an approach ...

“Piano Evolutions: From Classical to American Jazz” is the theme of a concert planned for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 18, in Davis. The performers are pianists Nancy Lower and Louise Bettner, and ...

Chick Corea, one of the most versatile and influential jazz pianists of his generation, who helped develop the electronic fusion style of music with Miles Davis and later with his 1970s group Return ...

Up until Teddy Wilson’s emergence in the mid-1930s, the jazz piano was an instrument of battle. Hard-charging stride pianists such as Fats Waller, Earl “Fatha” Hines, Art Tatum, James P. Johnson and ...

As 2019 draws to a close, so too does a decade jam-packed with excellent jazz music. From locals like Joe Gilman to international talents like Phronesis, from genre chameleons like Esperanza Spalding ...

Claude Bolling, the French pianist, composer and arranger who attained a worldwide following through his melodic blend of jazz and classical influences and stayed on the Billboard classical charts for ...

In early November, a trio of top-notch classically trained musicians took to the stage in front of a full house. With William Ransom accompanying on piano, tenor Timothy Miller and soprano Bethany ...

Tucked away by a stairwell on the second floor of the Ohio Union is a grand piano. On most afternoons, Dan Shaw can be spotted playing slow jazz numbers that belong in a cocktail lounge instead of a ...