This is FRESH AIR. In his illustrious career, pianist and composer Kenny Barron has been awarded a Jazz Master Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. And he's played with Dizzy Gillespie ...

The isolation album has sprung up as a new genre practically overnight—an unfortunate if unavoidable development in the season of Covid-19. If Diogo Vida is one among many in that regard, at least ...

Brad Mehldau, one of the finest jazz pianists on the scene right now, will be taking the stage at Bing Concert Hall on Friday night with his trio – Stanford alum Larry Grenadier ’89 on bass and Jeff ...

BRATTLEBORO — The Vermont Jazz Center celebrates the vital impact that the piano has played in the history of jazz by hosting its 7th annual Solo Jazz Piano Festival. The artists headlining this ...

The Vermont Jazz Center celebrates the vital impact that the piano has played in the history of jazz by hosting its 8th annual Solo Jazz Piano Festival on April 19 and 20. The artists headlining this ...

At this point in time, jazz piano playing spans a dizzyingly eclectic assortment of schools, styles, and influences. This inherent depth of riches is, to some extent, a result of a multitude of ...

Back in October, I wrote about Bill Evans' Alone (Again), which I said at the time was my favorite solo album by the pianist. I have since reconsidered and have a new entry (two, in fact). More in a ...

Picture this: the tiny little shop of a glass blower in Venice, where that art is a commercial backbone of the tourist trade. He is busy plying his trade for the amusement of those who happen to amble ...

McCoy Tyner, a pianist and composer viewed by musicians and critics alike as the most influential jazz pianist of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, has died. He was 81. Tyner’s death was ...

Barron previously recorded most tunes on his album, a few more than once. Now he gives them layers of new meaning and an allusive texture — with occasional hints at Afro-Cuban rhythms and gestures.