This is a very simple bass line and right hand to accompany someone or yourself over Rhythm Changes. There is also an exclamation of how to play solo piano on "I've Got Rhythm" as well. I use the ...

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 ...

One thing led to another, influential people kept overhearing him, and by the age of 14 he found himself studying jazz piano at the Berklee College of Music in Boston – as its youngest-ever student.

For the past three years, Jesse has anchored the rhythm section on piano—learning, improvising, and collaborating under the direction of Paul Ferguson. From blues beginnings to performing original ...

In jazz, musicians are trained to swing eighth notes, or extend the duration of their downbeats — every other eighth note — and shorten the beats in between to create a galloping rhythm.

The Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition kicked off Jazz Festival weekend with a few surprises Thursday night at the Florida Theatre.. For one, a new rhythm section was in place to accompany the ...

Over and over, I came across Ryo Fukui, the godfather of Japanese jazz piano (or at least the most famous jazz pianist outside Japan). I ordered a copy of Scenery , his 1976 debut, and from the cover ...

The Marcus Roberts Trio performance will pay tribute to the 100th anniversary of George Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue.' (Michiharu Ookubo photo) Jazz at ...