ROOTS-ROCK On “All By Hisself,” a 1986 live set from the Lonestar in New York City, Mac Rebennack plays solo piano without letting any silly personas get in the way. Stripped of the multi-instrumental ...

English composer Rachel Portman today releases her first solo album. Titled “Ask the River,” it’s a collection of original pieces for piano, violin and cello that reflect her feelings about our ...

Many have traveled the lengths of the mighty Mississippi River. But few have done it on a bicycle, while hauling a 387-pound piano. A lifelong blues and boogie-woogie pianist, Mark Braun says the ...