Keith Jarrett

For even the most experienced performers, there’s an art to working in the spotlight alone. It takes more than solid material, more than self-assurance and engaging stage presence. All of those elements are required, of course, along with...

The revered jazz bassist Charlie Haden hopes he can give a brief speech when he picks up his Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy the day before the Grammys are broadcast on Feb. 10. But Haden sometimes has difficulty speaking, and...

Claude Nobs, 76, the founder and general manager of the Montreux Jazz Festival, whose passion for music and artistry introduced generations of legendary musicians to international audiences on the Swiss stage, died Thursday after sustaining injuries...

Calling Wendel Patrick multi-talented is an understatement. The 39-year-old Baltimore resident usually has a Fender Rhodes keyboard, two turntables, effects processors and a microphone for beat boxing and vocal percussion at his shows. When Patrick...

Drummer Jack DeJohnette is having a very good year. In January, he received a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Award, widely considered the country's highest jazz honor. Subsequent accolades from the Copenhagen Jazz Festival in February and...

I like jazz, but I don't know much about it. Or perhaps I should say that I know what I like. Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith and Benny Goodman, yes, but my appreciation really kicks in with the beboppers, Monk and Bird and Dizzy, and their spiritual...

Stanley Jordan pauses briefly when asked to describe the Stanley Jordan Trio’s sound. “Oh boy,” he says. “Well, you know, I think it’s mostly jazz music but with a rock energy. We have a lot of fun. It’s a little bit...

The jazz pianist will bring his remarkable, all-improvised performance back to Disney Hall in March....

The Berkeley-based clarinetist-composer brought a dazzling ensemble to Little Tokyo Monday night with a mix of jazz, spoken word and rich array of musical styles....

Though Keith Jarrett's performances can be spiked with tension given the mercurial pianist's particular sensitivities, Tuesday's more relaxed show allowed his brilliant improvisations to shine....

A graceful, atmospheric recording led by 71-year-old drummer Billy Hart, "All Our Reasons" features memorable contributions from the Bad Plus' Ethan Iverson and saxophonist Mark Turner....