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

When Cal State Fullerton music professors Bill Cunliffe and Rob Watson were looking for a student to send to a piano competition in China, they both thought of freshman Mathew Yang. The 18-year-old is ...

An entire week of jazz piano music descends upon the La Jolla Music Society to celebrate Jazz History Month, including panel discussions, a master class, concerts, free shows and more. It kicks off ...

This week’s Classic Americana pick spotlights Clarence Williams, a piano player, composer, bandleader, singer and producer who was very influential in jazz and blues, and in the nascent years of ...

Since the appearance of jazz in the early 20th century, jazz and classical have mostly lived on opposite sides of town, separated by tracks that most listeners won’t cross. This has long remained the ...

As 2019 draws to a close, so too does a decade jam-packed with excellent jazz music. From locals like Joe Gilman to international talents like Phronesis, from genre chameleons like Esperanza Spalding ...

A daring collaboration between saxophonist Josie McClure, pianist Eugene Joubert and composer Conrad Asman premieres in ...

Chick Corea, one of the most versatile and influential jazz pianists of his generation, who helped develop the electronic fusion style of music with Miles Davis and later with his 1970s group Return ...

Works by Philip Glass and Bohuslav Martinu, as well as performances by Daniil Trifonov and Jonas Kaufmann, are among the ...