“Without love in your playing, it might sound impressive but it means nothing.” — Richie Beirach #RIP Richie Beirach who died on Monday at the age of 78. A Brooklyn-born musician with deep classical roots and a fiercely personal voice in jazz, Beirach helped define modern piano in post-bop, free-form, and chamber-inflected settings. He worked with Stan Getz and Chet Baker early in his career, was a core creative partner with saxophonist Dave Liebman in Lookout Farm and Quest, and recorded landma

Bill Evans, one of the most influential and tragic figures of the post-bop jazz piano, was known for his highly nuanced touch, the clarity of the feeling content of his music and his reform of the chord voicing system pianists used. He recorded over fifty albums as leader and received five Grammy awards. He would have been 94 today 🎂 👉️ Watch the full concert on Qwest TV via link in bio | Qwest TV