To follow the trajectory of Gregg Karukas’ career as a jazz pianist is to track the rise of the smooth jazz genre itself. Karukas found himself in Los Angeles during the 1980s, the time when smooth ...

NPR Music's Felix Contreras presents some of the stand out performances of beloved holiday tradition, celebrating its 25th anniversary.

Jazz pianist and singer Diana Krall’s most recent studio album is the early-2015 release “Wallflower,” an exploration of, mostly, soft-rock hits from the 1970s — indeed, the golden age of soft rock.

The American Pianists Association has selected the five young jazz pianists who will compete for one of the nation's most prestigious awards. Caelan Cardello, Esteban Castro, Paul Cornish, Thomas ...

You would think a 30-year celebration of anything would merit a huge fanfare, big names and a lot of noise. That’s just not the style of Jazz’SAlive, a festival that always chose integrity first—like ...

Born Sept. 27, 1924, Powell helped set the style for jazz piano after WWII. While earlier pianists played busy bass patterns, he helped establish a more fragmented, punctuating role for the left hand.

Oscar Peterson's dazzling keyboard technique, commanding sense of swing and mastery of different piano styles could leave even his most accomplished peers awe-struck. His death brought forth tributes ...