For University of North Texas alumnus Aakash Sridhar, the journey to jazz — and his debut album, Revived Emotions — started with the tabla and few chances to improvise.

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In Rochester, New York, he walked onto the stage and struck the opening chords of ... many persons who shun piano recitals as intolerable bores," wrote Henry Finck, music critic for the New ...

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A gentle introduction to block chords using the classic “locked hands” technique. Learn to add warmth and richness to your jazz piano playing, just like George Shearing. Farmers warn all cocoa trees ...

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Kara Dupuy, with Enemy in the Sky, performs during the Rochester Thaw Music Festival on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at Treedome in Rochester.