McCoy Tyner's Guitars would be perfect fodder for a blindfold test, but not so much just to identify who's playing what when, but to simply marvel at the wondrous interaction of this entire roster of ...

The remarkable jazz pianist McCoy Tyner passed away at age 81 on March 6. His active career spanned more than 50 years. He was an influential band leader in his own right, but it was his period ...

A new recording features pianist McCoy Tyner and saxophonist Joe Henderson in a concert taped in New York City in 1966. The music here is a prelude to later iconic records by each leader. Sponsor ...

Tyner, who died on March 6, placed thundering piano chords under fast, right-hand melodies. He led his own groups for decades, but was frequently associated with one early employer, John Coltrane.

This barely scratches the surface of a body of work that includes solo outings, duets with vibraphonists, quartet and trio recordings, and even a Burt Bacharach cover album. Plenty of artists have ...

Walk into any jazz room, anywhere on Earth, on any night, and you’ll probably hear a keyboardist copping McCoy Tyner’s licks and tricks. Even though the piano player, who died Friday at 81, played in ...

If pianist McCoy Tyner hadn’t played a note Friday night in Orchestra Hall, he would have deserved the multiple standing ovations he received. A vastly influential pianist who long ago proved that the ...

McCoy Tyner, one of the most distinctive and influential jazz pianists of the past 60 years, who became best known for his work with John Coltrane‘s legendary 1960s quartet, died at age 81. “It is ...

McCoy Tyner, one of the greatest and most influential pianists in modern jazz history, has died at the age of 81. The death of the keyboard giant, who rose to fame in the early 1960s as a member of ...

Pianist McCoy Tyner's dramatic arpeggios, thunderous bass pulses and modulated chord voicings have inspired generations of aspiring jazz musicians. An acoustic purist who sustained a viable career ...