Technical mastery dominated the Valentine's Day performance of Eric Reed and Cyrus Chestnut at Dizzy's Club. In the first of two opening night sets, the pair displayed clarity, color and a sense of ...

Pianist Cyrus Chestnut is a technical wizard on the keyboard with a deep understanding of music and a passion for performing. His charm onstage just adds to the fun. Chestnut, who started piano at age ...

Garnering comparisons with keyboard giants Thelonious Monk, Oscar Peterson, and Bud Powell isn’t half bad for jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut. Of course you might expect he’s pretty good, as he’s been ...

"The best pianist of his generation" (Time Magazine), Cyrus Chestnut has established a career as a peerless soloist and torchbearer of the classic piano trio setting. He brings back a favorite of the ...

I was a radio kid. I’d lie on my bed on Saturday nights listening to “Saturday Night Live” at the Oldies on Boston radio. Sundays were for Dr. Demento. Thursdays were for “High 5 at 9.” But one of my ...

Whether or not the Steinway in New York’s Smoke Jazz Club is, as Cyrus Chestnut claims in the publicity for this disc “the best piano in the city,” the club was certainly a fine place for Chestnut to ...

Today's Music—Right Now! Fantastic music by Cyrus Chestnut, Eric Scott Reed, Dawn Clement, Dena DeRose, Antonio Adolfo, Marcello Carelli, Robert Turner, Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell, ...

Cyrus Chestnut will lead his trio at Chris’ Jazz Café for two nights of exceptional live jazz on November 14 and 15. Known for his dynamic piano skills, Chestnut's performances are a showcase of ...

Artist Jamel Shabazz and Dr. LaCharles Ward at VMFA, Richmond Yiddish Week, Dale Watson and his Lone Stars, Big Gay Flea-For-All, Heart of Winter Fest, Cyrus Chestnut, Ches Smith Clone Row, Tributes ...