Jazz music is an inherently elusive genre. While its roots stem from influences like European harmonics, African rhythms, ...

Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. 2024 is the “Year of the Big Band,” according to the ...

Basie's output during the fifties and the early sixties was staggering, and most of his best albums from that period remain in print, including April in Paris (Verve 2641), Basie (popularly known as ...

Without going overseas to pad the list (Don Byron, Buddy DeFranco or Ken Peplowski may win some stateside polls and honors; Antti Sarpila and Putte Wickman won’t), one can count the number of ...

Big bands were built in the 1920s and ’30s to blast young dancers with layers of rhythm, but creative composers seeking a larger canvas have kept the form alive. Hear 12 big selections. By Giovanni ...

A sell-out performance was held by the Rancho Santa Fe Big Band Swing Orchestra on Dec. 15 at the Secret Garden in the heart of Rancho Santa Fe. This jazz orchestra, in existence since 2001, continues ...

Blues and jazz gave birth to swing music, and Colorado played a role in that development. The music was nurtured in the state by Glenn Miller, who began his musical exploration in Fort Morgan, as well ...

Bohuslän Big Band is one of Northern Europe’s foremost big bands and an essential part of the Scandinavian jazz scene. The big band collaborates with national and international artists and composers ...

Big band leader, trombonist, arranger, music educator and scholar Dan Gabel has been having a busy summer including performing down South as a guest artist and local gigs back home in the Worcester ...

WAIMEA — Club Kahilu Dance Night returns for an electrifying evening of swing, jazz, and big band classics at 7 p.m. on Saturday. The Big Island Swing Band, featuring Na Hoku Hanohano Award recipient ...

A mix of rock, swing and jazz infused with a modern flair is coming to the Poway Center for the Performing Arts when Phat Cat Swinger takes the stage. The Southern California-based band that has ...