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You may know that David Leonhardt has 38 years of professional experience with many of the top names in jazz from Benny Carter to Stan Getz.

Playing solo piano requires, among other things, a distinctive style and enough musical ideas to hold a listener's interest over a period of time.

Emergence [Emarcy] 1 2 Count Basie Orchestra 1 2 Would you believe that the drearily old-fashioned and frequently listless one in this brace of new and vehemently tradition-al big band jazz records isn't the Basie ghost band but rather Roy Hargrove's 19-piece orchestra? The general rule, of course, is that all discs by "ghost bands" - aggregates ...

Vocalist & Bandleader Beat Kaestli will be performing with his group at The Zinc Bar in New York City on October 5th, 2009 in celebration of his newest release 'Far From Home - A Tribute to European Song" - Set Time 7pm to 9 pm 'Soulful, sensitive singing.

This Sunday 8am and 8pm the legendary Jon Hendricks joins Lenore Raphael for conversation and music.

This Sunday 8am and 8pm the legendary Jon Hendricks joins Lenore Raphael for conversation and music.

As one of the most original and gifted male jazz vocalists to perform over the last 50 years, six-time Grammy Award nominee Mark Murphy has inspired generations of up-and-coming jazz singers.

This Sunday 8am and 8pm the legendary Jon Hendricks joins Lenore Raphael for conversation and music.

Jazz Roots, a three-performance series that groups artists with similar styles, will come to the Winspear Opera House in the fall, the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts announced on Wednesday.

Named " best jazz pianist of his generation " in Time Magazine, Cyrus Chestnut is known for his imaginative, inventive style and his profound sense of the history and language of Jazz.

Jon Hendricks proved he is still the master of the jazz vocal skills he pioneered.

"It would be hard to pick one special moment at the Jazz Forum, because there were so many special moments." --Dr. Barry Harris Jazz Forum Arts Executive Director Mark Morganelli invites jazz fans to witness history, as he presents a spectacular, one-night-only event, JAZZ FORUM @ 30 , celebrating the Thirtieth Anniversary of his Jazz Forum lofts, ...

The play continues through May 10. $17-$60. 412-431-2489. * Pittsburgh Public Theater presents "A Moon for the Misbegotten" at 8 p.m. at the O'Reilly Theater, Downtown.

When Nickelodeon's Emmy-winning The Wonder Pets! series kicks off its third season on May 18, Eartha Kitt will be among the guest stars, voicing a Cool Cat who wants to scat.

Bob Karlovits can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7852. Jazz-vocal pioneer Jon Hendricks says he simply is following the advice of an overlooked philosopher in staying active and healthy at 87.

The Deer Head Inn will feature jazz vocalist Giacomo Gates from 7 to 11 p.m. today.