Instrumental music, once relegated to being a background sound for certain activities, has evolved to become a key element of ...

Beach Fossils' sound evolved quite a bit over the course of the 2010s, from a dreamy ragtag lo-fi to a more mature, immaculately sighing form of guitar-pop. None of that prepared us for the band's ...

Excursions, Opus 20: I Un Poco allegro; Excursions, Opus 20: II In slow blues tempo; Excursions, Opus 20: III Allegretto; Excursions, Opus 20: IV Allegro molto; Four Piano Blue: I Freely Poetic; Four ...

To celebrate the softer side of jazz, AccuJazz Internet radio has introduced a new channel called “Mellow Jazz." Playing over 1,000 recordings of ballads by great jazz musicians, the channel is ...

Jazz pianist Michael Wolff put out a two years ago called “Joe’s Strut”. The Joe is Joe Zawinul, a Viennese pianist who was admired by Miles Davis (Joe once turned his invite down to join the band), ...

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

Oscar Peterson was one of the giants of jazz piano. Fast fingers and a hardwired sense of swing defined Peterson and made him a favorite musical partner for everyone from Ella Fitzgerald to Herbie ...

Thelonious Monk’s best-known composition, “’Round Midnight,” was first recorded 80 years ago this month. His slow, moody ballad ranks as among his finest work and one of the most enduring in jazz.