Miles Davis is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of jazz music. Over the course of his career, he had a significant impact on jazz piano, jazz composition, and jazz ...

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.

Comparisons have always helped me appreciate jazz. An artist plays a tune fast; another does it as a ballad. A trumpeter finishes his solo, and a saxophonist takes that closing phrase and morphs it in ...

Nikolai Kapustin takes us on a guided tour of early jazz piano styles during our music today with his Suite in the Old Style from 1977. Tune in at 9 a.m. on 91.1 and 107.5 FM and our music stream.