Two of the nation’s favourite pianists come together to play a spontaneous duet, which overflows with the joy of all things 88-keyed. The two winners of hit TV series The Piano have joined together ...

The history of jazz piano is an interesting one, and it benefits from being told separately from the history of jazz music in general. The piano was, in many ways, an instrument in search of its jazz ...

The term “Boogie-Woogie” refers to rapid, upbeat jazz originally intended for dancing. And it’s darn near impossible not to do just that when you hear it. Boogie-woogie is keyboard music wherein the ...

Veteran English blues performer John Mayall's "reminiscences" here aren't "of great blues figures" but of encounters, often via recordings, of the very best barrelhouse, blues and boogie woogie piano ...

Lucy and Brad Kella, the two winners of ‘The Piano’ TV series, team up for a spontaneous performance at the Pianodrome in Leeds. Their meeting was part of the Leeds Piano Festival, and we were ...

Huey “Piano” Smith, the R&B pianist and composer whose 1950s hits “Don’t You Just Know It” and “Rockin’ Pneumonia and Boogie Woogie Flu” added New Orleans spice to the early rock ‘n’ roll recipe, died ...

You’ve probably heard of boogie woogie. Its distinctive bass riffs pop up in Lead Belly’s guitar playing, Elvis Presley’s version of Otis Blackwell’s “All ...

Another weekend full of musical options begins with classical music by Friday Musicale on, of course, Friday. But there's more in store for music-lovers of all genres — with indie folk, reggae, ...