This cover image released by Mack Avenue shows "Be Water" by Christian Sands. (Mack Avenue via AP) Christian Sands, "Be Water” (Mack Avenue) The metaphor suggested by the title of Christian Sands’ new ...

Multi-Grammy nominated pianist and arranger Christian Jacob first gained widespread exposure as music director for Maynard Ferguson and later as leader of the Christian Jacob Trio and co-leader of the ...

*Pianist Christian Sands recently made his Hollywood Bowl debut – and it was alongside some heavy hitters. Sands performed September 11, as part of the ‘Jazz on Tap at the Bowl’ program, featuring the ...

One of the finest traditions of the holiday season is the sharing of stories. The elders telling tales of yesteryear, family catching up on the year and children reading fables of flying reindeer and ...

Christian Sands has been a public figure in the jazz world since his first album in 2002 when he was 12. And with his latest release, the pianist is going deep. (SOUNDBITE OF CHRISTIAN SANDS' "GOOD ...

Chicago pianist Jodie Christian accompanied the greatest artists in jazz, from Stan Getz to Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins to Benny Carter, Gene Ammons to Roscoe Mitchell. In a career that spanned more ...

The metaphor suggested by the title of Christian Sands’ new album is apt. The jazz pianist says he was trying to be freer and more flexible on “Be Water,” and it shows. The set’s 10 cuts explore a ...