The history of the jazz piano starts in 1899. By my count, 20 pianists changed the direction of jazz over the course of 75 years. Here are 20 sample tracks in chronological order of those pianists.

One night in a Japanese jazz kissa changed music listening for me forever. My love for the jazz piano trio began in the most unique way possible. Every now and then, a listening session turns into ...

The Second Annual New York Jazz Piano Festival is a dream come true for all of us who have a deep love for jazz and piano music. We’re thrilled to create a platform that brings together the world’s ...

Connie Han has established herself as one of contemporary jazz’s most talented and inventive musicians by combining the precision of her childhood training as a classical pianist with the ...

"This whole show was for Tony," said Gaga at her Las Vegas residency of jazz classics on Thursday, shouting out his widow Susan Benedetto Lester Cohen/WireImage Lady Gaga is continuing to pay tribute ...

Film about legendary jazz piano player Marian McPartland, exploring her life and career. A documentary film about jazz piano player Marian McPartland (1918 - 2013). The film explores her life ...

Follow the amazing journey of the jazz loving English teenager with a gifted musical ear. Marian McPartland is the host of Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz, the popular Peabody Award winning NPR series ...

Williams was a dazzling player and a favorite at Fresh Air. She died March 10 at 73. We'll listen back to her 1997 performance and interview. This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli, professor of ...

Depending on which music pundit you ask, jazz “died” when its 1920s heyday ended. Others believe jazz music lost its luster when the 1960s – and rock music – rolled around. But Ramsey Lewis, an ...

This year's edition of A Jazz Piano Christmas almost didn't happen. But with the cooperation of the Washington, D.C. city government, the staffs of both NPR Music and the John F. Kennedy Center for ...