Art Tatum

The Arts on TV: Sister Wendy; Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett

2011-09-08 16:33:13

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Music review: Gloria Cheng begins Piano Spheres season [updated]

2010-09-29 16:33:06

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Billy Taylor dies at 89; jazz pianist, composer and educator

2010-12-30 00:00:00

Billy Taylor, an acclaimed jazz pianist and composer who became one of the genre's most ardent advocates through radio, television and the landmark Jazzmobile arts venture, has died. He was 89. Taylor died of a heart attack Tuesday in Manhattan, said his...

George Shearing dies at 91; jazz pianist

2011-02-15 00:00:00

George Shearing, the elegant pianist who expanded the boundaries of jazz by adding an orchestral sensibility and a mellow aesthetic to the music, has died. He was 91. Shearing died Monday of congestive heart failure at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York,...

'The Nat King Cole TV Show' coming to iTunes on Feb. 15

2011-02-13 04:35:24

Hank Jones dies at 91; jazz pianist who spanned styles and generations

2010-05-18 00:00:00

Hank Jones, whose extraordinary combination of versatility, craftsmanship and creativity during his nearly eight-decade career earned him the reputation as a jazz pianist's pianist, has died. He was 91. Jones died Sunday at Calvary Hospital in New York...

Les Paul dies at 94; guitarist whose innovations paved the way for rock 'n' roll

2009-08-14 00:00:00

Les Paul was often called rock royalty, but for the people who knew the man before his death Thursday at age 94, that term often inspired a gentle chuckle. Born in Wisconsin in 1915, Paul was a Midwestern jazz man who went on to make high-polish 1950s...

Herman Leonard dies at 87; photographer chronicled mid-century jazz scene

2010-08-16 00:00:00

Herman Leonard, a photographer best known for his iconic images of such jazz greats as Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington and Miles Davis, has died. He was 87. Leonard died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, a family spokeswoman said. No...

Hope lives sparingly in wounded community

2008-03-28 00:00:00

The sun splashed onto the roof of a church, filling the faces of two golden statues of angels who opened their arms to the sky. It was the first light of the morning, which made everything look pretty, even the hardened heart of South Los Angeles. Don'...

Eddie Bo dies at 78; blues singer, pianist and songwriter

2009-03-22 00:00:00

Eddie Bo, a New Orleans blues singer-pianist who worked with musicians such as Irma Thomas and Art Neville, died Wednesday of a heart attack, according to his booking agent, Karen Hamilton. He was 78. Eddie Bo, whose real name was Edwin Joseph Bocage,...

Cuban Pianist Chucho Valdés Plays Jorgensen

2012-01-24 09:10:00

East Hartford's Piano Prodigy, Future Maestro

2011-11-06 00:00:00

Even with the release of his new, second album comfortably behind him, Orice Jenkins, a 17-year-old pianist, composer and honor student at East Hartford High School, spends his waking hours thinking about music. Not just ordinary music, easily...

Dorothy Donegan grew up in Chicago playing piano and was discovered and nurtured by Art Tatum when she was 8. Playing since the 1940s, her boogie-woogie piano style did not get recognized until the 1980s. Her 1991 live album won her the most acclaim. She died in 1998, the same year she was inducted

2008-09-22 12:52:16