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| Pianist Laura Klein's Homage To 'Grande Dame' Of Piano Jazz, Marian McPartland British born pianist Marian McPartland was a familiar and familial voice on NPR for more than thirty years. Through her popular weekly program Piano Jazz, which debuted in 1979, McPartland introduced millions of listeners to such jazz greats as Bill Evans, Mary Lou Williams, Sarah Vaughan and Chick ...
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| All-Star Miles Electric Band powers-up 15th Portland Jazz Fest The last weekend of the 15th Portland Jazz Festival was a feast of jazz-rock/funk fusion, outstanding trumpets, guitars and piano jazz. Pianist Marcus Roberts' trio with nimble drummer Jason Marsalis opened a double bill opposite Russell Malone's trio at the Newmark Theater. Roberts is a classically ...
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| Jimmy McPartland On Piano Jazz This year marks the centennial of Marian McPartland (1918 – 2013). In honor of the occasion, Piano Jazz revisits a session with Marian and her husband, Jimmy McPartland. In addition to playing with the early greats, such as Bix Beiderbecke and Fats Waller, trumpet legend Jimmy McPartland (1907 ...
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| Kiwi jazz pianist's ready to show home audiences what he's learned on tour A world-class Kiwi jazz pianist and composer is bringing his own piano - a Steinway no less - to play Howick's Uxbridge Theatre this Friday night. ... Jonathan Crayford at the keys of the Steinway D concert grand piano he's wheeling into Howick's Uxbridge Theatre on March 16, and the Auckland Arts ...
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| This is your brain on jazz A recent study by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig has shown a difference in the brain structures of musicians who specialize in different genres of music. The researchers found that the brain activity of classical pianists differs from jazz pianists, ...
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| Chick Corea plays acoustic with jazz group at Genesee Chick Corea has worked hard to steer clear of defining his music, just as he said other musicians do. The 22-time Grammy-winning jazz and classical pianist and composer said he'd prefer his listeners to decide how to or whether to label his music. Besides, it would be difficult to pigeonhole Corea, ...
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| Jazz chanteuse Laila Biali cements her Bay Area breakthrough In many ways, she's continuing a journey that she traces back to her early years studying jazz piano. At 18, she caught a performance by the brilliant pianist/keyboardist Geoffrey Keezer, who got his start as a teenager playing with Art Blakey and went on to tour and record extensively with Christian ...
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| New music from London jazz keyboardists collected on Piano Day album A new compilation called London On Key is showcasing the best key players in the city, in honour of Piano Day 2018 this March. London On Key features 12 original compositions by musicians including Anna Rose Carter, Danalogue and Sarah Tandy. The album will be accompanied by a series of ...
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| Judy Carmichael talks jazz Starting this month, Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts will be adding a unique series to its list of new material, and this one is certainly swingin.' Curated and presented by Judy Carmichael, a Grammy-nominated jazz pianist, vocalist and songwriter, the "Jazz Inspires" series will begin on March ...
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| Do Brain Functions Differ in Jazz and Classical Pianists? The jazz pianists were able to adapt to the mistakes in harmonies faster but made more mistakes when trying to follow the finger movements. Their brains quickly re-planned what they were going to play. On the other hand, classical pianists were more conflicted in the face of unpredicted harmonies but ...
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