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 ...

Big Band Jazz: Big bands were built in the 1920s and ’30s to blast dancers with layers of rhythm, but creative composers are keeping the form alive. Hear 12 big selections .

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 ...

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.

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 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 ...

It’s a pretty great revelation, coming from one of today’s biggest chart-toppers. But before transitioning into the mainstream, Charlie Puth – who’s had hits with Meghan Trainor, Selena Gomez and Wiz ...

Born Sept. 27, 1924, Powell helped set the style for jazz piano after WWII. While earlier pianists played busy bass patterns, he helped establish a more fragmented, punctuating role for the left hand.