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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 back on the couch near the piano. Head tilted back ... read more

Marshall University International Jazz Fest heats up downtown

The festival is being held in conjunction with the Ellis Marsalis International Jazz Piano ... "He has been so comprehensive in his approach to making sure everything is going according to plan, even when there is not a plan," Saunders said. "And also just ... read more

A sound supreme: lost John Coltrane treasures rediscovered

Sure, the piano they all ... cultivating a new sound in jazz. For us, 50 years later, our ears are acclimated to this style of playing, this approach to improvisation. The energy and impetus that these guys put out then, it just influenced everything ... read more

Spotlight with Lauren Daley: Late night guitarist to rock SouthCoast

I mean, He was there when The Band’s Levon Helm started his Midnight Ramble Band. (!) Another Bob Dylan connection: Vivino is also a member of The Rekooperators with Dylan’s organist, Al Kooper. When he’s not ... happy just to see you play drums.” read more

Returning to Minnesota, Grammy-winner Bobby McFerrin gives first interview in 4 years

“So I sat down at the piano and started playing piano with ... his own style of vocal improvisation, waiting until he was 32 to make his recording debut in 1982 of pop and jazz songs. His second album was entirely solo, just his voice and his own vocal ... read more

Sunny Wilkinson among headliners at Solstice Jazz Fest

“I was just a little bobby-sock wearing trombone-playing girl, and that was not cool ... says that jazz programs, which are so commonplace in most music schools today, were nonexistent back then. “I was dilly dallying around with improvisation. read more

"The magical part of music rips me out of bed every morning," Jill McKenna says

The rhythm section was doing one thing and the horns would do something else, sometimes just one horn was playing whatever he or she wanted to ... is out there for musicians. Not only did I go out and see some of the best jazz musicians in the world ... read more

Petra van Nuis celebrates the art of swing

So when the Great Recession hit in 2008, Chicago jazz singer Petra ... and I’ll just sing with the bass. And, almost telepathically, he’ll do that. It’s not necessarily about being husband and wife. It’s playing together a long time.” read more

The 2018 DC Jazz Festival Is Jam-Packed. We Picked The Best Of It For You

He has assembled a group of DMV all-stars to play 9 and 11 p.m. sets at Twins Jazz on Friday and Saturday. $15 plus food and drink minimum. You probably tried to get tickets to see Hamilton at the Kennedy Center. Fret not if you failed. Leslie Odom ... read more

A soundscape of craggy, open-spaces grandeur at the Barbican, plus all the best jazz and folk concerts of 2018

In all, the evening was an eloquent demonstration that, when directed by a real master, improvisation is just ... he lost touch with his earliest experiences in jazz, when he moonlighted from his day job in a symphony orchestra to play "hot" jazz in a ... read more