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

Depending on your perspective, tradition can both be a blessing and a burden. Especially in jazz, it is hard to say something new and this is true as well when it comes to the noble art of the piano ...

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 ...

Fats Waller was a gifted pianist and singer, famous for his joyful, playful style that left a never-ending mark on jazz. The original performers and co-writers gave Ain’t Misbehavin’ a lively stride ...

If your image of piano-bass duos is mellow, lounge-y standards, then Mehldau and McBride’s La Jolla outing offered some sharp ...

Adam Neely joined LA and Nahre in the studio for an improvised jam session. Adam Neely joined LA and Nahre in the studio for an improvised jam session. Adam comes from a jazz and rock background, ...

Reporting from Las Vegas — The Las Vegas strip has seen pop spectacles as flashy as Lady Gaga’s new show Enigma, in which she flies over the audience in a shiny pod shaped like an egg. And, of course, ...

Fort Myers producer Julian Sundby was jamming in the studio one day when he came up with the bluesy jazz song "Time For Some Lightning." Soon, his friend Lindsay Jerger walked in the room and asked to ...

It's difficult to encapsulate pianist Matthew Shipp's inimitable musical vision and approach exclusively with words. The elusiveness of his aesthetic stems from its malleability: Shipp retains his ...