This article was first published at All About Jazz in January 2002. Jazz piano and world music rhythm make an enchanting pair. With the popularization of world beat music, jazz musicians nurtured on ...

Terry Gibbs remembers exactly when he first heard the word “bebop.” It was the early 1940s, he was in the military, and he kept receiving letters from a close friend, drummer Tiny Kahn, describing ...

Cowboy Bebop This line is spoken during one of Cowboy Bebop’s most haunting and philosophical moments — a quiet reflection on ...

Hank Jones, 91, a jazz piano virtuoso who had a remarkably prolific career over eight decades and accompanied a range of performers, including Charlie Parker, Marilyn Monroe and Captain Kangaroo, died ...

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.

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Cowboy Bebop still resonates strongly with fans worldwide, even 26 years after its first airing. This is in part because of its colorful characters and emotional plot. But, the music is a truly major ...

If there’s one thing fans know about the anime of Shinichirō Watanabe, it’s that music is a vital component — and that music slaps. The apex of that connection is the legendary Cowboy Bebop, which ...