Cy Coleman (born Seymour Kaufman) was an American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist. Coleman was born Seymour Kaufman on June 14, 1929, in New York City to Eastern European Jewish parents, and ...

From Sweet Charity to City of Angels, "Witchcraft" to "The Best is Yet to Come," Cy Coleman lived on both Broadway and the pop charts, with firm roots in the jazz world. He wrote standards made famous ...

Cy Coleman’s success as a popular songwriter and a composer for musical theater overshadowed his effectiveness and influence as a jazz pianist. Nonetheless, as this album reminds us, he could be a ...

Cy Coleman, composer of the Broadway musicals "Sweet Charity" and "City of Angels" as well as such pop standards as "Witchcraft" and "The Best Is Yet to Come," has died of heart failure. He was 75.

The Cy Coleman celebration “The Best Is Yet to Come” might as well be titled “Witchcraft” (another of his early hits), so persuasive is the case made for the tunesmith’s devilish alchemy in melding ...

The musical theater has given jazz musicians a wealth of material to riff on, from Louis Armstrong warbling "Mack the Knife" to John Coltrane covering "My Favorite Things." But what has jazz given in ...

Songbook Sundays, created and hosted by Deborah Grace Winer celebrating the American Songbook will continue at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club with A Little Time With Cy Coleman on Sunday, ...

Their music sticks to the soul, and Cy was a real Broadway writer." Coleman, an accomplished jazz pianist, was known for his rhythmic, up-tempo style. His pop songs, which also included "Firefly" and ...

Acclaimed Broadway talent Cy Coleman has died. The Tony-winning composer, who was also a producer, arranger and musician, died of heart failure on November 18 after attending the opening night party ...