Pianist Sullivan Fortner has been named the recipient of The Gilmore ’s inaugural 2026 Larry J. Bell Jazz Artist Award.

Featuring: DONNA BYRNE, vocalist; GRAY SARGENT, guitar; TIM RAY, piano; LES HARRIS JR, drums; MARSHALL WOOD, upright bass.

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — He’s 15 years old. He has 14 pianos. Well, keyboards. His name is River Eckert. He got his name because he was born by the mighty Mississippi River as WGNO Good Morning New ...

The music of this pianist, who played with giants like Billie Holiday, Charles Mingus and John Coltrane, can feel mysterious and private, but it rewards deep listening. Explore these 11 songs. Credit.

The Spokane Jazz Orchestra moved from the Bing Crosby to the Myrtle Woldson to play the music of jazz pianist Oscar Peterson.

David Navarro’s mom is also a piano teacher. But he made the transition to trumpet and both of them now find their best spotlight in New Orleans. In the city where jazz was born, it’s being born again ...

Unless you’re a longtime jazz aficionado, you might only know the names and music of a handful of stars and legends. But what about all those who’ve built a life working in this art form? A new ...

A Grammy-winning pianist, he was renowned for works that created “new ideas about line, harmony, rhythm, sound and musical ...