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Pianist to celebrate 'Immigrant America' at Guilderland library

Jacqueline Schwab’s piano ... playing, though not in the sense many might think. “Not jazz improvising. People often equate the two, but there’s a lot of room for improvisation in many ... read more

Ugly Beauty: The Month In Jazz – September 2018

His playing ... NEA Jazz Master in 2001. He recorded somewhere around 50 albums from the 1950s to the 2000s, many of which featured horn arrangements by trombonist Melba Liston. I have to admit I’m no... read more

Classical Fall Preview: Debuts, Premieres, a New Philharmonic Maestro

(Mr. van Zweden will not ... role. He is joined by Angela Meade and Michael Fabiano; Carlo Rizzi conducts; Robert Carsen’s jovially garish production remains. Opens Nov. 8; metopera.org. JOAN TOWER AT ... read more

Local music limelight: BC6

It’s just as painstaking as it sounds. After discovering jazz music late in his college career at Ohio State University, the trombonist became drawn to the harmonic improvisation ... That was my point ... read more

Jazz trumpeter, 16, will play new tunes on his dad’s old horn

“I do too many things,” he says. The lesson begins with Carney on the drums and then the piano, the better ... different mood of music and improvisation. He found jazz. Jazz found him. “When I play, i... read more

Hot, cool and every note in between

This is jazz: Piano ... he says, and the Bernie Lee Trio go into a steady groove as diners walk on by; some dropping bills into the tip jar, most not. Outside, Barbara Walker is taking a break on the ... read more

With 'Emanon,' Jazz Elder Wayne Shorter Grandly Sweeps The Stars

Wayne Shorter likes to tell a story about going to see Charlie ... in our current jazz firmament. But he's determined to keep his exploration rooted in a volatile spirit of play. read more

As He Completes His Trilogy, A Deep Dive Into How Chilly Gonzales's 'Solo Piano' Conquered the World

Gonzales is an enigma wrapped in a bathrobe, but as he tracks the evolution of his Solo Piano ... we would see such a huge premium placed on those differences, because, well, we're not animals ... read more

Beverly teen musician finds his groove on Chicago's jazz scene

When he ... to playing at school concerts, I started getting morning gigs, late night gigs, yacht gigs, park gigs. And over time the nervousness and fear of crowds just went away." Jazz has brought hi... read more

Wrong notes and syntax errors: The joy of improv in music and code

When I first began to learn the programming language Ruby on Rails from a friend of mine, he taught ... piano is not just about recreating pieces exactly as written. There is an art to dynamic changes ... read more

His lifelong love for dance parties

Fulero started playing a stand-up green piano at age 4 when his family moved to a new house in Eugene. When he began playing ... including jazz-funk fusion, classic progressive rock and Americana. Any... read more

Q&A with musician Frankie Moreno

It was an upright piano we put in our garage and I guess I was out there one day and just started playing it. I could play all these songs I had heard before. I was kind of like one of those freaks yo... read more