Michel Petrucciani celebrated life. It was a short one (he died when he was 36 of a pulmonary infection), but he lived it to the brim. Jazz was his passion, which he shared through his numerous ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Eric Ajaye offers up a unique live session on ABC Jazz this week as he takes you to Tokyo for a set ...

The jazz artist suffered from a condition that rendered his bones brittle and his stature three feet tall. But in the '80s and '90s, he still... Michel Petrucciani was the first important jazz pianist ...

Parmi les fidèles de Jazz in Marciac, personne n’a oublié les cimes vertigineuses auxquelles Michel Petrucciani hissait l’auditoire, à chacun de ses concerts. Claude Nougaro, admirateur du pianiste, ...

Streaming platforms for Michel Petrucciani TRIO Live in Stuttgart haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.

<!-- missing image http://blogs.kcrw.com/rhythmplanet/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/blog-spacer.jpg -->In the summer of 1981, I went to Paris on vacation. I squeezed in ...

Aldo Romano, batteur, compositeur, chanteur, célèbre Michel Petrucciani au Sunside, à Paris. Ne ratez rien. Ceci est pure affaire de musiciens. Une histoire de club. De son trio pour Petrucciani, Aldo ...

The phenomenon that was pianist Michel Petrucciani (b. December 28th, 1962, d. January 6th, 1999) is brought to life by this double-feature DVD from Dreyfus Records. Containing the hour-long ...

Eric Ajaye offers up a unique live session on ABC Jazz this week as he takes you to Tokyo for a set performed by the late pianist Michel Petrucciani. He was a legend in jazz, persevering through ...

In the summer of 1981, I went to Paris on vacation. I squeezed in a few visits to record labels as part of my job as KCRW’s Music Director. The station was known in Paris and other French cities ...

Michel Petrucciani was the first important jazz pianist I ever saw live. In retrospect, it's hard to believe that he would make it to Guéret, my tiny hometown in the middle of France. But in 1992, on ...