Steve Alcala, a music teacher and trumpet player, fell in love with Latin Jazz, but very little sheet music was available to help his students learn. So he started a sheet music publishing company.

The Keystone Korner was a legendary jazz club in San Francisco between 1972 and 1983, a place where Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Art Blakey and Dexter Gordon recorded important live albums. Owner Todd Barkan ...

We asked Samara Joy, Hanif Abdurraqib, Vijay Iyer and others to share their favorite tracks showcasing what might be the most nuanced instrument in jazz. By Marcus J. Moore Over the past few months, ...

Las Vegas can't get enough of Lady Gaga. The Grammy- and Oscar-winning singer unveiled another round of her Jazz & Piano residency this summer. Shows are scheduled from June 19 and July 6 at the MGM ...

Many players struggle with knowing when and how to play jazz piano fills. This tutorial breaks down the concept by ...

The three musicians who call themselves the Bad Plus don’t look like revolutionaries. Pianist Ethan Iverson, with his carefully trimmed goatee and rectangular-shaped glasses, could easily pass for a ...

Hailing from Houston, Texas, jazz pianist and composer Robert Glasper burst onto the music scene in 2005 and was quickly signed to Blue Note Records. His Robert Glasper Experiment albums Black Radio ...

David Warren Brubeck (Dec. 6, 1920 - Dec. 5, 2012) was born in Concord, California. His father was a cattle rancher and his mother taught piano. His two older brothers, Henry and Howard, studied to ...

In a quiet backyard nestled in the Sherman Oaks hills, seasoned jazz musician Larry Goldings begins to play the punchy opening notes to Van Halen’s “Jump” on his prized melodica. Standing beside him ...

J.R. Rotem has had an intriguing career in music to say the least. Born in South Africa, Rotem got his start as a renowned jazz pianist, then shifted gears to producing radio friendly pop and rap hits ...

With his rich, percussive playing, he gained notice with John Coltrane’s groundbreaking quartet, then went on to influence virtually every pianist in jazz. By Ben Ratliff McCoy Tyner, a cornerstone of ...