Furuya, an accomplished pianist himself, was motivated to create the device to enable musicians to push past the plateau they usually hit after extensive training, also known as the "ceiling effect".

(His German accent was too thick for a speaking part.) When the Peerless Entertainers folded, Lawrence teamed with drummer Johnny Higgins, saxophonist Howard Kieser and pianist Art Beal to play dance ...

Coltrane, a jazz virtuoso who devoted much of her life to a spiritual journey, is a beacon for today’s artists. An exhibition at the Hammer Museum shows why. By Siddhartha Mitter A jury found ...