Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A piano was rolled into Mary Lou Williams’ hospital room in North Carolina. The master jazz pianist was writing one last piece of ...

Declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) during its General Conference 14 years ago, International Jazz Day—celebrated every April 30—honors a genre ...

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COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A restored 1904 piano will be the focus at the dedication of a celebrated ragtime pianist's home in Columbia. The Haines Brothers piano was one of the practice pianos for John William ...

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The Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts will host pianist Dr. Rochelle Sennet for a performance of her latest work titled, “Bach to Black” as part of a biannual effort to host nationwide talent.

Whether you own one Matthew Shipp album or 250, his music inevitably raises the question: Where does his artistic vision originate? Understanding any artist is complex, but with someone as innovative ...

Mary Lou Williams performing at Cafe Society in New York City in June 1947. Williams thrived in New York’s jazz scene. William Gottlieb A piano was rolled into Mary Lou Williams’ hospital room in ...

A piano was rolled into Mary Lou Williams’ hospital room in North Carolina. The master jazz pianist was writing one last piece of music. She never finished it. For decades after her death in 1981, ...