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Playing piano at Dana-Farber, he sees improvisation is not just for jazz

I had seen a chemo port before, but never from the perspective of a piano bench. On my first day playing solo in the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute lobby, I noticed a woman, probably in her 40s, leaning ... read more

James Dapogny, Who Resurrected Jazz of the Past, Dies at 78

He ... not exactly a front porch, it was like a room, like a foyer, where the family piano was,” Mr. Cusack recalled in a video interview on the Jazz Lives blog. “Jim was always there, and he was ... read more

The New York jazz band bringing back cartoon music

Jazz, particularly contemporary jazz, with its emphasis on improvisation, is not exactly ... as the cartoons play above their heads. And that’s just the performance. Pierson says he’s spent ... read more

Jennifer Wharton: All About That Bass Trombone

She even admits to having a dress adorned with them (see ... the BMI Jazz Workshop. I would play in the band that plays everybody’s stuff. I always felt like he was a linebacker who missed the ... read more

Adam Bodine Forgoes Boundaries, Unwittingly Becomes Denver’s Comic Musician

Fans of Bodine return to his shows not just for his careful blend of jazz with other genres, but to see the barrier ... and bluegrass. He traces his roots in improvisation back to his childhood ... read more

‘In jazz, the piano gets to do what guitars get to do in rock’

So I said ‘Oh, so if I’m playing piano ... Detroit scene, he gained an early reputation for harmonic adventure, he sees it less as conscious innovation and more as a natural consequence of being a ... read more

Ido Spak the Jazz Traveler discusses global influences on new jazz fusion album

Composer/pianist Ido Spak the Jazz Traveler has just ... started playing piano. I wasn't allowed to disturb her since she was supposed to be the musical talent (she is now a lawyer). Q: Did you grow ... read more

Aberdeen Jazz Festival: Everything you need to know

The 10-day jazz extravaganza will see ... he laughed. “I started taking piano lessons when I was seven and to be honest I didn’t enjoy it. “The idea of working through grades and playing the same ... read more

Third annual Johnson City Jazz Festival set

It will be general seating, not ... s jazz landscape.” “You read about him and he is apparently, one of the best in the business,” Scheu said. “Again, having someone of his caliber come to Johnson ... read more

Fresh Air Remembers Jazz Pianist Jimmy Amadie

He was 76. Amadie became an educator after he was forced to stop playing. He wrote two instructional textbooks: one on the harmonic foundation of jazz, another on jazz improvisation ... SONG, "JUST ... read more

Extraordinary Popular Delusions play free jazz two centuries deep

Where this group is concerned, they're just happy to have a place to play ... not thinking of it as jazz with a rhythm section and soloist, but rather as sound—sound manipulation. This ... read more

'In The Moment, You Just Fly': Jon Batiste Lets Loose At The Piano

Batiste also wrote the show's theme, which he ... see. So if I was to play just even the sound of a scale... (Playing piano). Now, that's a sound that... (Playing piano). But if I was to play it and ... read more