Mountlake Terrace High School Jazz Ensemble 1 musicians were recognized Saturday, May 2, for outstanding musicianship at the ...

When the Tortoise guitarist left the Chicago music scene for Los Angeles, he thought he might be leaving his career behind, ...

Reverend Michael Riggs and Dr. Mark McKnight fill us in on the upcoming Liturgical Arts Festival. Art and music featuring Dr.

The John “Papa” Gros Band is one of the most New Orleans of New Orleans bands, stirring a sonic stew as savory as a dark roux ...

The Piano Lesson marks The Milwaukee Rep’s ninth production in Wilson’s American Century Cycle. For those unfamiliar, this stunning feat is Wilson’s magnum opus: a ten-part series of plays showcasing ...

The piano at the heart of August Wilson's "The Piano Lesson" is a complicated legacy. Once it belonged to Southern slave-owning families. But intricate portraits of members of the Charles family, who ...

Dave Brubeck called her a great and Mary Lou Williams gave her advice. But the prodigy grew frustrated with jazz, quit and started dismantling her instrument. A superb new reissue showcases her ...

It's hard to believe that Jazz Piano Christmas celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. We were initially stumped on how to celebrate, but as we reminisced about the many pianists we have featured ...

Downbeat magazine, the jazz world’s leading publication, has inducted Frost School of Music Dean Shelton G. “Shelly” Berg into its Jazz Education Hall of Fame. The honor reflects the substantial ...

The Shakespeare & Company production of August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” proves why the play, first produced on Broadway in 1990, deserved winning the Pulitzer Prize for drama as well as the Tony ...

I always jot down this little guide when I teach someone a jazz piano lesson. I tell them to keep it within an arms reach of the piano at all times, because I know how often they will need to ...