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David Amram has just turned 95. He’s still playing gigs — including two sets with his jazz quintet on Tuesday at Dizzy’s Club ...

In a quiet backyard nestled in the Sherman Oaks hills, seasoned jazz musician Larry Goldings begins to play the punchy opening notes to Van Halen’s “Jump” on his prized melodica. Standing beside him ...

After being in Hollywood for 28 years, the producer of such films as The Way Way Back and Begin Again decided on a different challenge.

Chicago has plenty of alternatives to yet another jinglefest — some from other musical genres or cultures, some keeping ...

Announcing 2026 Gilmore International Piano Festival, April 30-may 10, 2026. Posted in “Festival” column. Published: November 26, 2025 @ All About Jazz ...

When one talks about "jazz piano music," it is almost taken for granted they are talking about jazz piano trio music. The trio is and has been most jazz pianists' favorite format, and with good reason ...

It’s no coincidence that acclaimed jazz saxophonist Gerald Albright’s most recent single is titled “Living My Best Life.” It’s an apt description of the multiple-Grammy Award-nominee’s entire ...

Close Up NYC hosts pianist Matthew Shipp with Rob Brown on Nov. 28 and drummer Jonathan Barber’s tribute “Jones, Jones, Jones ...

Singer-songwriter Willie Nelson was born April 30, 1933, in the small farming community of Abbott, Texas. His early interest in music came about through singing in church, and he wrote his first song ...

David Warren Brubeck (Dec. 6, 1920 - Dec. 5, 2012) was born in Concord, California. His father was a cattle rancher and his mother taught piano. His two older brothers, Henry and Howard, studied to ...