Philadelphia is the birthplace of many great musicians, including one of the undisputed masters of the jazz piano: Kenny Barron ... This band focused on the music of Thelonious Monk and original ...

"We'll be playing a lot of music from the suite, but there's also some newer compositions that are related to what we're ...

“This band is known as ‘Four of Us Are from Philly and One of Us Is Not,'” joked l egendary pianist Kenny Barron as he introduced his quintet to a packed house of jazz lovers on Thursday night (April ...

He is often compared to Thelonious Monk, and his piano playing and compositions certainly do have ... of virtuosity that couldn't be included in any jazz curriculum. As a player he has capable not ...

If anyone deserves the sobriquet of “the Pied Piper of Jazz,” it would be Wynton Marsalis. The legend will perform at The ...

Mr. Ratliff’s attention fixes on Waldron, whose piano seems to feel “every rock in the trail.” On another run, again ...

Arceneaux is a classically trained French horn player, composer and arranger with a passion ... Gladney’s early achievements include being selected for the esteemed Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz ...

Malian virtuoso Ballaké Sissoko has taken over the mantle of the greatest touring kora player ... and a finalist in the 2011 Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition.

A decade of trailblazing and trauma defined jazz pianist Earl “Bud” Powell’s life prior to recording “Piano Interpretations” ...