Tap dancer Melinda Sullivan and jazz pianist Larry Goldings practice their musical performance together at Goldings' home studio. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) In a quiet backyard nestled ...

Seattle’s Jessie Sawyers calls herself a visual musician. Her instruments are her tap shoes. “Tap can play that role as the percussion element. I have done a couple of gigs around town where literally ...

When you listen to dancer Marshall L. Davis Jr. talk about his tap shoes, it sounds like Michael Jordan talking about his sneakers. A shoe is just a shoe until somebody like Davis steps into it. How ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Country music superstar Reba McEntire chose a former background dancer and Franklin resident to choreograph several big dance numbers on her latest tour. But Melissa Hurley ...

In a quiet backyard nestled in the Sherman Oaks hills, seasoned jazz musician Larry Goldings begins to play the punchy opening notes to Van Halen’s “Jump” on his prized melodica. Standing beside him ...