From iconic bandleaders to unique talents, the best jazz pianists both shaped the genre and revolutionized the role of the piano in music. From the smoky jazz clubs of New Orleans to the grand ...

performed the classic Mariah Carey Christmas song “All I Want for Christmas Is You” on piano in the distinctive style of six classical composers: Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky ...

In terms of his piano style, Shearing was initially influenced by US musicians such as Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, and Fats Waller, but was able to distil those inspirations and filter them through ...

It is not an overstatement to say that modern jazz has been shaped by the music of McCoy Tyner. His blues-based piano style, replete with sophisticated chords and an explosively percussive left hand ...

There was excellent music making in the Hallé concert in Manchester last night, and there was self-admitted “noise”. Briefly, ...