“Bluegrass is very community-based,” says mandolinist Patrick Kerrigan Fitzsimons, one of the founders of the academy. “You don’t need fancy equipment. You just carry your instrument, sit in a circle ...

This DIY tutorial shows how to reupholster a piano bench cushion using vinyl for a clean, durable finish. The makeover focuses on simple tools, tight wrapping, and neat fastening. A practical project ...

Pacific Jazz Orchestra and Heart of Los Angeles will present a two-week Summer Jazz Intensive for young musicians aged 14-20, ...

The Interdisciplinary Institute has partnered with Nando Milano Trattoria to bring live jazz music to the Urbana-Champaign community.

An Arizona-based professional pianist and music director is bringing his guitar and piano lessons to Cuesta College as a community education class, and all students have to do is tune in online with ...

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 ...

PITTSFIELD — Cacophony ruled in the library of Pittsfield High School on Tuesday evening. Six drummers, rotating on three drum sets trading fours, while an equal number of keyboardists practiced ...

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 ...

Back during the heyday of ragtime piano (pre-1920), James P. had become a part of the famed "Harlem music scene," and was contributing to the distinctive Harlem piano style that differed melodically ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Magaro as Keith Jarrett in a scene from Köln 75. (Courtesy of Zeitgeist Films / Kino Lorber) For a lot of years, Vera Brandes ...

When we think of jazz, we think of instruments — saxophones, pianos, trumpets, trombones, clarinets, bass, drums, and guitars — blending in unpredictable ways to craft listening journeys fit for late ...