Boogie-woogie is a driving blues piano style that features a rolling, “eight-to-the-bar” rhythm. It’s based on ostinato bass figures in 8/8 time, and mostly uses the 12-bar blues harmonic scheme.

The Hammond organ has had a fascinating history in jazz. Fats Waller and Count Basie played it with great style and aplomb but it was not until many years later that the instrument caught on in a huge ...

A new study published by researchers at the University of Bath demonstrates the positive impact learning to play a musical instrument has on the brain’s ability to process sights and sounds, and shows ...

Several of the region’s top blues musicians will perform at Afternoon of Blues on Sunday in an event to raise funds for a new organization dedicated to increase organ donations in New York state. The ...