When one talks about "jazz piano music," it is almost taken for granted they are talking about jazz piano trio music. The trio is and has been most jazz pianists' favorite format, and with good reason ...

A typical jazz piano trio consists of an acoustic piano, bass and drums. The pianist usually serves as the leader, and often composes most of the songs the players perform, but that in no way ...

The piano trio format is alive and well, judging by this disparate collection of piano trio albums (mostly: a couple of them feature a guest vocalist on a track or two). They come from Israel ...

In subsequent years, as new approaches have come and gone, the music has always made room for great piano trios: Keith Jarrett’s Standards Trio, Brad Mehldau’s three-piece, Jason Moran’s ...