Learn about the famous piano players of the 21st century, including their notable albums, awards and contributions to classical, jazz and contemporary music.

He's 93. He plays the piano. And he's really, really good. How Herb Sell still makes music Herb Sell, 93, of Littlestown, was friends with Duke Ellington and Count Basie.

15 famous trumpet players. From the early days of jazz to today’s global stages, trumpet players have shaped the sound of music for over a century.

“They Shot the Piano Player” uses a fictional character to narrate its tale about the mysterious disappearance of an actual person, Brazilian samba-jazz pianist Francisco Tenório Jr. On March ...

15 Popular Blind Piano Player You Should Know. By Casey Monroe ... became famous for his smooth jazz style and the unique “Shearing Sound,” which blended swing and bebop.

All About Jazz is celebrating Red Garland's birthday today! Largely self-taught, Red Garland established a reputation as a solid post-bop mainstream player in the 50s, playing with many of the most ...

This has been an incredible year for jazz piano. The oldest player discussed here, George Cables, turned 80 in November, and celebrated with a tremendous album, I Hear Echoes, that mixes new and ...

Enter to win a 4-pack of Jazz tickets! Skip to content. News. Utah. Features. U.S. World ... Long-time Jazz fans recognize some of the most famous players throughout the decades-long history.

Over and over, I came across Ryo Fukui, the godfather of Japanese jazz piano (or at least the most famous jazz pianist outside Japan). I ordered a copy of Scenery , his 1976 debut, and from the cover ...

Attention, fans of samba, bossa nova and ambitious nonfiction/fiction hybrids, animated division: Here is your clear choice for worthwhile moviegoing this week. “They Shot the Piano Player ...

He made the piano player not play. From then on, every bass player had to learn that bass line for the entire song — every Motel 6 player, every Birdland player, had to know it because it was so ...

In 'They Shot the Piano Player,' the 'Chico & Rita' creators focus on the 1970s disappearance of Brazilian jazz pianist Francisco Tenório Júnior. ... as opposed to a sideman to more famous names.