Pioneering jazz pianist-singer Nat King Cole is best known for classics such as “Mona Lisa” and “The Christmas Song” as well ...
As a teenager in 1950s San Francisco, she had been on the brink of a singing career — just like Johnny Mathis, who was two ...
Although the salary was meager, she had a store filled with sheet music at her disposal ... break came when Lawrence Duhé and his New Orleans Creole Jazz Band came to Chicago looking for a piano ...
Gary Larson's The Far Side tackled several subjects over the years, though his particular take on music appealed to a number ...
The true depth of Michael Mosoeu Moerane’s work as a composer and educator is revealed in a stunning new biography called The ...
Curious too, to see Ellington holding the sheet music for soloist Johnny Hodges ... As I explained, while Duke was exceptional, his piano didn't change the direction of jazz nor did a school emerge ...
She could play any kind of music in any key. Sheet music ... Kitty is jazz." Gino Tiozzo, the owner of Donatello, remembers Miss Kitty as a constant presence behind the piano.
On Thursday, the U.S. Postal Service released a stamp bearing a portrait of Allen Toussaint, the iconic New Orleans songwriter, producer and pianist. He is now the 48th honoree of the Postal ...
A Brooke High School student’s love and talent for music and art has led her to receive the top award for her age group in ...
Teacher. Coach. Musician. Environmentalist. Born July 2, 1953, in Brantford, Ont.; died Sept. 28, 2024, in Oakville, Ont., ...
The exhortations don’t seem necessary as the audience is already letting off the steam which has built up in anticipation of ...