This week we check out five great piano players from the jazz arena. I love jazz piano—it combines the best of creative improvisation, chord substitutions, and artistic brilliance. With 88 keys, a ...

While Herbie Hancock is one of the most accomplished jazz artists, this one-hit wonder introduced him to a new audience.

From Snoqualmie to Los Angeles and Seattle to Chewelah, Robert Nein’s road to his debut album and working with a Grammy nominated jazz pianist has proved perfectly unconventional.

ArcoIris Sandoval was born to play jazz piano. "My dad started me when I was 6 weeks old," Sandoval said during a coffee break near East Grant Road and North Campbell Avenue. Her father would sit at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Half a century ago, Keith Jarrett played a legendary show at the Cologne Opera House, a live recording of which later sold ...

He began taking piano lessons when he was 8 and led his first band at 14. In 1961, he borrowed $1,000 to pay for a month's rent on a nightclub in the Bronx, using it as a headquarters to experiment ...

For many years, Jim Stack played jazz at venues around the country, and in Charlotte at Cajun Queen restaurant. He was also the full-time pianist for the Charlotte Country Club. Stack is now 95 and ...

Acclaimed Japanese-born pianist Yoko Miwa takes the stage in a return performance on Friday, October 4 at Scullers Jazz Club, DoubleTree Suites, 400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston. Joining Miwa will be ...

With his songs characterized by melodic dissonance and playful rhythmic and improvisational nature, Thelonious Monk helped define the challenging, almost rebellious, nature of jazz music during the ...

Joe has traveled 4 continents playing and conducting jazz and musical theater. Joe founded the Joe Elefante Big Band in 2001, which was the house band at Cecil's Jazz Club for three years, and was ...

Acclaimed Japanese-born pianist Yoko Miwa returns in performance on Friday, October 4 at Scullers Jazz Club, DoubleTree Suites, 400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston. Joining Miwa will be bassist Brad ...