One night in a Japanese jazz kissa changed music listening for me forever. My love for the jazz piano trio began in the most unique way possible. Every now and then, a listening session turns into ...

Matthew Shipp with bassist Michael Bisio and drummer Newman Taylor Baker, issue their fifth album as the most enduring of Shipp's various trios. New Concepts in Piano Trio Jazz is another vehicle for ...

The three musicians who call themselves the Bad Plus don’t look like revolutionaries. Pianist Ethan Iverson, with his carefully trimmed goatee and rectangular-shaped glasses, could easily pass for a ...

The three Greek jazz musicians met in 2012. From the very first moment a unique chemistry between them was shown, which, ever since has been developed with their live performances in jazz clubs and ...

This is FRESH AIR. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead says we're in a golden age of jazz piano trios. Some are influenced by rock or hip-hop, some swing lightly and politely and some swing with a lot more ...

It was looking to be a quiet afternoon at Matthew Knight Arena, with most of its award-winning student section off for winter break. Still, the... Toby Koenigsberg was 6 years old when his grandfather ...

2003-05-18 04:00:00 PDT New York-- Last June the Bad Plus played the venerated Village Vanguard for the first time as part of the JVC Jazz Festival. The power trio, creating a local buzz at the time ...

The Byron Center Fine Arts Boosters will present a special one-night-only performance of the jazz trio Tri-Fi at 7:30 p.m. Monday, at VanSingel Fine Arts Center, 8500 Burlingame Ave. SW in Byron ...

Peterson's partners are two brothers who are a generation younger than him. The album Triangular III catches this working band in action. This is FRESH AIR. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead says we're in a ...

Peterson's partners are two brothers who are a generation younger than him. The album Triangular III catches this working band in action. Ralph Peterson Proves We're In A Golden Age Of Jazz Piano ...