What has surprised many people most about Mose Allison isn’t his acerbic wit, bone-dry singing style, piano chops, extensive discography (more than 30 albums since 1957), the number of songs he has ...

Mississippi-born pianist, singer and songwriter Mose Allison died earlier today. The New York Times reports that the 89-year-old musician, who earned a sizable following with his influential fusion of ...

Dubbed the "William Faulkner of Jazz," Mose Allison is one of the wittiest songwriters around. His music has been covered by a diverse line-up of musicians including The Clash, Leon Russell, Elvis ...

Mose Allison, a pianist, singer and songwriter who straddled modern jazz and Delta blues, belonging to both styles even as he became a touchstone for British Invasion rockers and folksy troubadours, ...

Regarded as “the William Faulkner of jazz,” pianist and songwriter Mose Allison counts Elvis Costello, Van Morrison and Ray Davies among his legion of fans. Possessed with a honeyed voice and a ...

At 82 and still going strong, jazz pianist Mose Allison proffers no explanation for himself and the music he plays — usually to sold-out crowds. Tonight at Blues Alley will be no different. There will ...

Mose Allison had a sharp eye for the way the world works, and doesn't. The pianist, singer and composer's acerbic lyrics, syncopated piano playing and distinctive southern drawl were beloved by jazz ...

NEW YORK — Mose Allison, a pianist and singer whose witty, southern-accented lyrics delivered over a backdrop of boogie-woogie blues and jazz piano won fans and influenced musicians across a wide ...

Mose Allison is the ultimate hipster. When he sits down at the piano to sing “Your Mind Is On Vavaction (But Your Mouth Is Working Overtime),” he might look like a “Middle Class White Boy” (as he ...

We kick off the 864th Episode of Neon Jazz with new music from a Kansas City treasure, E.E Pointer with the song "Uprights" off his 2024 album Worm. From there, we go old school Kansas City with the ...

For every Mose Allison song recorded by Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello, Diana Krall and the like, there must be a dozen others that deserve to be heard more often. And since no one interprets an Allison ...

One always wonders what's running through pianist Mose Allison's head when his fingers are swiftly raking the keyboard, gathering up thick clusters of notes with each sweep. When he opened his trio's ...