tunefuldude:
I do listen to jazz. I have even attended the New Orleans Jazz Festival twice, but its' not my go to genre. I mainly went for the entertainment and atmosphere. I do consider Jazz to be one of the most difficult genres to play with an instrument though.
I only have a few Jazz CD's. Mostly Al Di Meola and Jean Luc Ponti. Not the traditional Jazz per say but were categorized as Jazz when record store were prominent.
As far as piano is concerned, I do like it. My favorite is Rick Wakeman and some classics. I agree with you in that piano is very difficult to reproduce and have it sound believable (live). These two are among my favorites. Just plain beautiful! Rick Wakeman - Sea Horses - YouTube Rick Wakeman - Catherine Of Aragon (youtube.com)