An entire week of jazz piano music descends upon the La Jolla Music Society to celebrate Jazz History Month, including panel discussions, a master class, concerts, free shows and more. It kicks off ...

When Cal State Fullerton music professors Bill Cunliffe and Rob Watson were looking for a student to send to a piano competition in China, they both thought of freshman Mathew Yang. The 18-year-old is ...

Since the appearance of jazz in the early 20th century, jazz and classical have mostly lived on opposite sides of town, separated by tracks that most listeners won’t cross. This has long remained the ...

As 2019 draws to a close, so too does a decade jam-packed with excellent jazz music. From locals like Joe Gilman to international talents like Phronesis, from genre chameleons like Esperanza Spalding ...

Joel A. Martin, “The Bentley,” returns to Piano by Nature with his six-year project, “Jazzical Komitas — Passion of Fire.” The Connecticut-based pianist, producer, composer and arranger performs two ...

One of the most distinguished Lithuanian jazz pianists, Artūras Anusauskas has been active as a soloist, composer and band leader. Sharing his sympathies between jazz and classical music, he is ...

The intersection of jazz, pop and Brazilian music has been a particularly fruitful hybrid for more than 50 years. Brazilians are adept at taking classic rock and pop melodies and fusing them to their ...

Chick Corea, one of the most versatile and influential jazz pianists of his generation, who helped develop the electronic fusion style of music with Miles Davis and later with his 1970s group Return ...

In the newly renovated Long Beach City College auditorium on a recent Thursday night, the audience is far from packed. But those in attendance are nodding in time with the tunes coming from on stage.