Bud Powell is generally considered to be the most important pianist in the history of jazz. Noted jazz writer and critic Gary Giddins, in Visions of Jazz, goes even further, saying that "Powell will ...

Indianapolis is home to the American Piano Awards, which will begin its 2027 cycle this fall with five top U.S. jazz pianists competing to win.

When one talks about "jazz piano music," it is almost taken for granted they are talking about jazz piano trio music. The trio is and has been most jazz pianists' favorite format, and with good reason ...

A typical jazz piano trio consists of an acoustic piano, bass and drums. The pianist usually serves as the leader, and often composes most of the songs the players perform, but that in no way ...

In South Africa, the major art of resistance during apartheid was jazz: a melting pot where folk songs and hymns defiantly mixed with influences from South Asia, America and West Africa. South African ...

The much lauded Golden Globe winner La La Land is released in the UK on Friday. Ryan Gosling stars in it as a jazz musician and plays all the piano music on screen after intensive training. Today asks ...