IN a strange twist, Mr. Taub's Library of Congress recital complements the Smithsonian Institution's current exhibit "Piano 300".
The L.A. Philharmonic celebrates the 10th anniversary of its jazz season at Walt Disney Concert Hall with a meeting of the organization's past three creative chairs for jazz: Dianne Reeves, Christian McBride and its current chair, piano legend Herbie Hancock.
The album features a close facsimile of the current band, with piano standing in for vibraphone; among its more distinctive sonic elements is Ms. Serpa, a bright young Portuguese singer.
Opening track The Dark Is Rising is the best and worse of current Mercury Rev: filigree piano chords and Donohue's fragile vocals are swamped by waves of pomp and sounds that should have died with prog rock.
Ages in the current class of piano technicians range from straight out of high school to early middle age.
He loves Bach's music so much that he often fantasizes about meeting him, learning to play organ with him, and substituting his current babysitter-slash-piano coach (a fellow pianist who thinks Bach is the greatest) with Bach himself.
A parallel analysis compared participants whose current regular instrument was piano (n = 75) with all other participants (n = 123).
THE TOP SHELF Pete Wells, the dining editor of The Times, shares his current favorite bars, including classic piano bars and genuine dives.
Her current quartet, with Jason Lindner on piano, Joe Martin on bass and Daniel Freedman on drums, has the flexibility and boldness she needs.
He relies on folky melodies and gentle soul vamps, strumming an acoustic guitar or playing sparse piano parts; his current album, "White Ladder" (ATO/ BMG), is resolutely understated.
