It's difficult to encapsulate pianist Matthew Shipp's inimitable musical vision and approach exclusively with words. The elusiveness of his aesthetic stems from its malleability: Shipp retains his ...

Jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and educator Aaron Parks has just released his new acoustic quartet album By All Means via ...

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 ...

Playing jazz alone on piano might sound hard, but it’s simpler than you think. With a few key techniques, you can make one ...

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Since the early 1990s, piano maestro Matthew Shipp has been a chief linchpin of the avant-garde jazz underground, producing a monolithic catalog that has pioneered—and polarized—the jazz lexicon. The ...

Hello, fans of the Toronto band BADBADNOTGOOD. Thanks for stopping by, truly. I'm delighted that somebody turned you on to the joys of improvised instrumental music; as you can see, it's an experience ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A jazz standard called ...

During the '80s and '90s, Senri Oe was heating up stages as a top-selling pop star in Japan. These days, music fans will find him entertaining people in the jazz piano realm. Senri Oe brings his 'Boys ...

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 ...

He was known for his laid-back style and for his influence on, among others, Miles Davis, who once said, “All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.” By Eric Grode Ahmad Jamal, whose measured, spare ...