Local experts share memories and research about the jazz legend's Toledo roots ...

Dave Brubeck called her a great and Mary Lou Williams gave her advice. But the prodigy grew frustrated with jazz, quit and started dismantling her instrument. A superb new reissue showcases her ...

Downbeat magazine, the jazz world’s leading publication, has inducted Frost School of Music Dean Shelton G. “Shelly” Berg into its Jazz Education Hall of Fame. The honor reflects the substantial ...

I always jot down this little guide when I teach someone a jazz piano lesson. I tell them to keep it within an arms reach of the piano at all times, because I know how often they will need to ...

Studio 3 owner Jenny Maragia of Rockton firmly believes that music is a gift to be shared. At Studio 3, in Maragia’s Rockton home, piano and vocal lessons come with learning fundamental sight reading ...

When “The Piano Lesson’s” hair designer Andrea Mona Bowman was first told she was tasked to create a wig for singer Erykah Badu, she was elated. She immediately began designing what would be fitting ...

Sweat poured down my back as humiliation spread up the back of my neck, creeping over my head and flooding my face with hot disgust. I looked at Casey, holding my fingers paralyzed over the piano keys ...

At a key moment in “The Piano Lesson,” Boy Willie and his friend Lymon head out for a night on the town. They’re not going to just any Hill District hotspot, however — they’re on their way to the ...

“The Piano Lesson” stars Danielle Deadwyler, John David Washington, Skyler Aleece Smith and Michael Potts, along with director Malcolm Washington, are set to be feted with SCAD Savannah Film ...

The musician, 28, has won a Grammy for his work with Samara Joy and earned the respect of the elders who mentored him. His debut album is due Friday. By Helene Stapinski On a beautiful day in Harlem a ...