While Buckner's early piano and late-career organ playing is well represented on CD, only one album available today shows off his locked hands technique. That CD is Block Chords Parade (1974), and it ...

A lesson in American musical history Jazz went to college back in the heyday of Dave Brubeck, when block chords and 5/4 time were considered way rad. It was the 1950s, and the screaming guitar had ...

Shipp, a mainstay of New York's downtown free jazz scene, likes big blocky chords and loud piano sounds. Critic Kevin Whitehead says the new album by the Matthew Shipp trio is "heavy in a good way." ...

5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Jazz Piano We asked Samara Joy, Hanif Abdurraqib, Vijay Iyer and others to share their favorite tracks showcasing what might be the most nuanced instrument in jazz.