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

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 ...

For a lot of years, Vera Brandes couldn’t listen. Not once had she heard the bestselling solo jazz album of all time—Keith Jarrett’s passionate and sublime The Köln Concert—though she’d been essential ...

Jazz music always has a way of lifting my spirits. With the stress of finals beginning to sink in, the Jazz Repertory ...

Half a century ago, Keith Jarrett played a legendary show at the Cologne Opera House, a live recording of which later sold millions of copies. Today, visitors still remember the magical evening. Many ...

It’s a record: La Jolla Music Society’s ongoing 55th annual performing arts season features more jazz concerts than the celebrated classical-music organization has ever presented before. The lineup ...

An entire week of jazz piano music descends upon the La Jolla Music Society to celebrate Jazz History Month, including panel discussions, a master class, concerts, free shows and more. It kicks off ...

Miles Davis is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of jazz music. Over the course of his career, he had a significant impact on jazz piano, jazz composition, and jazz ...

Highlights of the 2024 biennial Gilmore Piano Festival include the return of past Gilmore Artists Piotr Anderszewski (2002), Ingrid Fliter (2006), and Kirill Gerstein (2010); a four-program survey of ...

Mr. Solal, who also wrote music for films and symphony orchestras, was revered in Europe and hailed in the United States on his rare visits there. By David A. Andelman Reporting from Paris Martial ...

There was a lot of love in the air when NPR's annual A Jazz Piano Christmas concert and live taping took place this past weekend, Dec. 3, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in ...