It's difficult to encapsulate pianist Matthew Shipp's inimitable musical vision and approach exclusively with words. The elusiveness of his aesthetic stems from its malleability: Shipp retains his ...

Since the early 1990s, piano maestro Matthew Shipp has been a chief linchpin of the avant-garde jazz underground, producing a monolithic catalog that has pioneered—and polarized—the jazz lexicon. The ...

The Sims is one of the most successful video game series ever, having sold nearly 200 million copies over its lifetime. When the original Sims was released back in 2000, it was never guaranteed to be ...

The sound of one of this year's Grammy-nominated reggae albums, Harlem-Kingston Express Live, may seem perplexing at first. But don't let the blend of swing and dub confuse you: That's just the unique ...

The isolation album has sprung up as a new genre practically overnight—an unfortunate if unavoidable development in the season of Covid-19. If Diogo Vida is one among many in that regard, at least ...

During the '80s and '90s, Senri Oe was heating up stages as a top-selling pop star in Japan. These days, music fans will find him entertaining people in the jazz piano realm. Senri Oe brings his 'Boys ...

In a quiet backyard nestled in the Sherman Oaks hills, seasoned jazz musician Larry Goldings begins to play the punchy opening notes to Van Halen’s “Jump” on his prized melodica. Standing beside him ...

The pop superstar will be returning to Las Vegas for eight more shows of her acclaimed residency featuring performances of jazz standards Kevin Mazur/Getty Lady Gaga isn't quite done singing from the ...

The celebration of the holidays is not complete around NPR without the sounds of a jazz piano sprinkling joy and good cheer. This year's intergenerational program of accomplished pianists reflects ...

McCoy Tyner, a pianist and composer viewed by musicians and critics alike as the most influential jazz pianist of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, has died. He was 81. Tyner’s death was ...

As the National Museum of African American Music opens its doors, journalists from the USA TODAY Network explore the stories, places and people who helped make music what it is today in our expansive ...