The composer’s first unaccompanied album turns extended harp technique into music of intimacy, restraint and conviction – inspired by the women who shaped her world ...

It’s true that come March many jazz venues consciously look to book female instrumentalists in celebration of Women’s History Month. But it’s also true that presenters don’t have to search hard to ...

It’s been a good year for jazz, diverse in every way—styles, influences, tastes, and demographics too. I didn’t aim the list to turn out this way, but four of the albums’ leaders are women, and five ...

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Just in time for April’s Jazz Appreciation Month, “Eight Eight Time” is coming to Drexel University’s Mandel Theater April 3-5. This musical will be a rare experience with four grand piano’s playing ...

Lynne Arriale is hoping to see something unusual when she performs Saturday evening in Jacksonville — familiar faces in the crowd. Arriale is a jazz pianist who has played on stages around the world ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. SMOKE Jazz Club has revealed its concert schedule for September 2025. The ...

A piano was rolled into Mary Lou Williams’ hospital room in North Carolina. The master jazz pianist was writing one last piece of music. She never finished it. For decades after her death in 1981, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Magaro as Keith Jarrett in a scene from Köln 75. (Courtesy of Zeitgeist Films / Kino Lorber) For a lot of years, Vera Brandes ...

“This most swinging of percussionists can spark any band with his perfect time and unwavering attention to detail.” – The New Yorker Renowned drummer (also rapidly gaining a reputation as a preeminent ...

Marian McPartland, one of the lamentably few women to succeed in the boys' club that is the jazz world, has passed away at the age of 95 in Port Washington, L.I. Saw Marian McPartland in concert years ...