Fifty years ago, Boston boogie-woogie pianist Preacher Jack saw his idol, Jerry Lee Lewis, perform at the old Boston Arena. It has remained the most influential event of his life. “I can still see it, ...

MOUNT DORA — When he was a young child, Tommy Johnson came home from church, sat down at the piano and started to play “The Old Rugged Cross.” Then he took the gospel favorite and played it in the ...

LOWELL — Philippe LeJeune’s effortless tickling of the ivories sounds like American jazz at its vibrant best. But converse with LeJeune over the phone and his accent tells another story. Peppering his ...

Johnny B. travels throughout Alaska by bush plane to play boogie-woogie piano music Johnny B. travels throughout Alaska by bush plane to play his signature boogie-woogie piano music to remote ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The black and white keys of the piano sound beautiful when played with love, and few people truly ...

Ask Chicago pianist Erwin Helfer what he’s going to play during a rare solo show Saturday at the Skokie Theatre, and he can’t answer. “I don’t know — I just play, it’s totally off the cuff,” says ...

Tuesday evening Erik-Jan Overbeek - known professionally as "Mr. Boogie Woogie" - brings his hard-driving, take-no-prisoners style of piano playing to the Academy Village. An Arizona Daily Star review ...

Boogie-woogie jazz man gave up classical piano after hearing record Growing up in Germany, Michael Kaeshammer began studying classical piano at an early age. His father was a big jazz and ragtime fan, ...