On April 16th 2026, the Louisiana State Museum, and the New Orleans Jazz Museum will unveil "The First Piano Professors and the Lost Music of Early New Orleans". An exhibit that reveals groundbreaking ...

Once the audience realized the guest of honor was in attendance, a standing room at Carnegie Hall chanted, "Let's Go, Billy." ...

The Daynes Music Company, a six-generation chapter in American Piano history, will shut its doors later this season.

Several local ensembles and concerts are bringing jazz back into the conversation — like Sheridan College’s jazztet and jazz ...

Wynton Marsalis, founder and first artistic director of Jazz at the Lincoln Center, will be stepping down after nearly 40 years in the role. The Board of Directors at the center announced Thursday ...

Dave Brubeck called her a great and Mary Lou Williams gave her advice. But the prodigy grew frustrated with jazz, quit and started dismantling her instrument. A superb new reissue showcases her ...

It's hard to believe that Jazz Piano Christmas celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. We were initially stumped on how to celebrate, but as we reminisced about the many pianists we have featured ...

Even though he’s partial to hideous noise, free jazz is mostly unknown to the Guardian’s pop critic. A new guidebook from Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore may change his mind In the 1980s, Sonic Youth’s ...

THE 2026 IRVING S. GILMORE INTERNATIONAL PIANO FESTIVAL—NORTH AMERICA’S LARGEST GATHERING OF KEYBOARD ARTISTS—BRIDGES CLASSICAL AND JAZZ WORLDS IN A GROUNDBREAKING CELEBRATION OF PIANO ARTISTRY, APRIL ...

A new piano bar and jazz club is joining Fondren’s entertainment scene this week.Louise’s, a cocktail-forward lounge inspired by the golden age of jazz and classic Hollywood style, will open to the ...

Playing jazz alone on piano might sound hard, but it’s simpler than you think. With a few key techniques, you can make one instrument sound like an entire group. This lesson shows you how to do it ...

Hollywood producer Tom Rice has returned to his hometown of Jackson, Mississippi, to open a new business. Rice is opening Louise's Piano Bar, an art-deco styled club in the Fondren District. The venue ...