its melodic chords a worthy complement to stronger-sounding drums and horns. Below, we asked writers, critics, musicians and D.J.s to recommend their favorite jazz recordings that put the piano in ...

He came out of the stride style of piano playing to enrich ... vocalist Doug Wamble's band is at the Jazz Standard tonight. Taj Mahal is at the Blue Note this week. The Uri Caine trio with Drew ...

A gentle introduction to block chords using the classic “locked hands” technique. Learn to add warmth and richness to your jazz piano playing, just like George Shearing. Times Square billboard ...

Robert Glasper has made his name by mapping out the connective tissue between jazz and hip-hop ... He winces at the glitchy note, but keeps hitting it. Slowly, the knot in his brow loosens.

Hailing from Houston, Texas, jazz pianist and composer Robert Glasper burst onto the music scene in 2005 and was quickly signed to Blue Note Records. His Robert Glasper Experiment albums Black Radio ...

Adds Marian McPartland, the esteemed jazz pianist whose “Piano Jazz” music-and-talk series ... As one promoter notes, “In America, if you’re not on TV, you’re not in the American mainstream.

To many people, Blue Note still remains the gold standard of jazz ... but he is a rising star that Lo Prete believes is one of the greatest jazz piano talents in Argentina. Segment, his trio album ...

The holiday theme for Jazz Piano Christmas this year was definitely ... Newcomer Jahari Stampley was the first to offer a cascade of notes that slowly revealed the seasonal staples "Silent Night ...

Jazz star Jon Batiste and “Finding the Right Notes” director-producer Peter ... a fast passage in that tune that was written for the piano. Prior to the stroke, Mulgrew would rip it off ...

Jarrett would sit down at the piano with a blank ... On the New York jazz scene, Jon Hendricks and Annie Ross alternate sets with New York Voices at the Blue Note. The Pat Martino trio with ...