Most recently he directed the Jazz Program at the University of Missouri. Dr. Reed is featured on Matt Smiley’s recording Quartet Art, and will soon be releasing his own recording Leaping Forward ...

Listen to the world's best pianists, who have transformed music history with their unparalleled talent and revolutionary ...

performing his own compositions arranged for jazz piano and string orchestra. With bass and drums, as the Harris Simon Trio, he has appeared for the past eight years at An Occasion for the Arts. He ...

The all-encompassing technique was displayed in so many contexts, with Art Blakey, Ornette Coleman ... including one of the undisputed masters of the jazz piano: Kenny Barron. Kenny was born ... Kenny ...

The jazzy night opened with a fittingly casual introduction to the jazz program, with program coordinator Michael Dessen ...

Christopher studied saxophone with Bill Wicker and played sax and piano in school jazz groups and later pop music and rock n roll as he worked for years as a pianist and keyboardist with a variety of ...

In addition to his group work, Wendel also delved into solo work making significant contributions to the world of jazz, pushing its boundaries. Wendel has collaborated with popular artists like Snoop ...

That won’t be the case with this rendition, said Katy Coy, CEO of Jazz Arts Group (JAG), the umbrella organization for CJO. “‘Rhapsody in Blue' originally was written for a big band. The piano part ...