This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies in for Terry Gross. Today, we celebrate the life and music of Dave Brubeck, the influential jazz pianist and composer. This Sunday marks the centennial of his birth.

Like all the other concerts within the last 60 years, all the miles logged and all the other countries traveled, this one was for Iola. Bringing an end to the 20th edition of the TD Canada Trust ...

Dave Brubeck’s muse kept him company right up until the end. And eight years after his death on Dec. 5, 2012 — just one day shy of his 92nd birthday — the Concord-born pianist and composer continues ...

Tull’s leader thought using the 5/4 rhythm from Brubeck’s “Take Five” would be commercial suicide, but listeners proved him wrong ...

It's ironic that Dave Brubeck, alive and well into his 80's, is best known for a song he didn't even write over forty years ago. Ironic, because, as London Flat, London Sharp testifies, his own ...

Dave Brubeck was always in the limelight. The American jazz pianist, composer and ambassador of cool jazz was the man behind such jazz compositions as “In Your Own Sweet Way,” “The Duke” and “Summer ...

The name Dave Brubeck might not strike a chord with everyone, but trust us—you've heard "Take Five." The pianist behind that song and so many other classic jazz compositions has died at the age of 91.

KEARNEY — Chris Brubeck knows something special about children and Christmas. “There is nothing more sweet as little kids singing at Christmas,” the musician and composer said. “It’s such a touching ...

NEW YORK (AP) — In a May 12 story about a tribute to the late jazz pianist Dave Brubeck, The Associated Press incorrectly gave the name of the Brubeck son who performed on cello. His name is Matthew ...

"Once in a while, you've got to play something that isn't conventional," Dave Brubeck said in a clip from his 90th birthday celebration press kit. Conventional would never be the proper adjective for ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Dave Brubeck at the piano circa 1965, between the years when "Take Five" became a hit and Ian ...