Their program includes music by Claude Debussy, Samuel Barber, Branford’s brother Wynton Marsalis, Ennio Morricone and contemporary British composer Sally Beamish and American composer Michael ...

Legendary jazz pianist and composer Ahmad Jamal has died, his wife, Laura Hess-Hey, confirmed via The Washington Post. No cause of death was given. He was 92 years old. Jamal was a jazz innovator ...

The holiday theme for Jazz Piano Christmas this year was definitely for the adventurous among us. Our three performers placed familiar holiday songs inside masterfully crafted clusters of sound and ...

When someone talks about "West Coast jazz" or "cool jazz," they're almost invariably referring to a style performed by jazz musicians in California (and primarily in Los Angeles) in the '50s and early ...

One night in a Japanese jazz kissa changed music listening for me forever. My love for the jazz piano trio began in the most unique way possible. Every now and then, a listening session turns into ...

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 ...

Hot Summer Nights, Cool Jazz, the LSU School of Music’s trademark annual summer jazz series, will return for two special edition performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, June 9-10, featuring the ...