New York pianist Thelonious Monk spent a month in California in 1959. In Los Angeles, he played at the Hollywood Bowl, and his wife Nellie was hospitalized with gastrointestinal problems. Monk then ...

Pianist Peter Hum's second album—Alpha Moment—was recorded back in December of 2011, but there's good reason for the fact that it's only just seeing the light of day in 2015: Hum has had his hands ...

Some believe that to be a "real" musician it's all or nothing—no part-time venture; it requires flat-out, full-on commitment. The truth is that it is possible to be full-time in spirit, even if not ...