New releases from Tyshawn Sorey, Kim Cass, Bill Charlap, Tarbaby, Matthew Shipp, Kris Davis and others are showcasing how a classic format can still feel fresh. By Hank Shteamer Two of the most ...

If youre at all into the New Age Music scene, then the names George Winston and David Lanz are already well known. But now theres a new name on the horizon Edward Weiss. Hailing from beautiful San ...

Bobby Short often called himself a "saloon singer," but the world will remember him as one of the greatest cabaret performers of the 20th century. From the very first season of the show, this Piano ...

For years now, multi-reed instrumentalist Ken Vandermark has been a consistent, if idiosyncratic, devotee of the jazz canon. Musically coming of age in the internet era, however, his taste reflects ...

Keyboard player and composer Chick Corea was born Armando Anthony Corea in Chelsea, Mass., on June 12, 1941. His father, a Dixieland trumpet player, introduced Corea to jazz at an early age. By the ...