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 ...
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI – A free summer concert series in southeast Michigan will include a Beatles tribute – complete with costumes, big band jazz and other musical acts, officials announced. The Stars ...
The Big Bands & All That Jazz Society will present its final concert for the 2023-24 season at 7 p.m. Monday at the First Christian Church, 1425 King Road in Ashland. This free concert will feature ...
For one of the few big band jazz groups in the region, it’s all about keeping the music alive and well. The origins of The Dues Band stem from founder Alan Hirayama wanting to create a musical ...
Syracuse’s biggest jazz party returns for its 39th edition this week. The 2025 Syracuse International Jazz Festival runs from June 25-29 with a lineup that includes New Orleans great Trombone Shorty, ...
On Monday at 7 p.m., the Big Bands & All That Jazz Society of Ashland will present Steve Brown and Friends in concert at the First Christian Church in Ashland. The concert will feature songs from the ...
Through the dim and smoky atmosphere of the Manhattan jazz den called Birdland came some old and familiar piano tones. The holiday crowd quieted and the music took over, its tones pure and glassy, its ...
From its inception in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Jazz was considered the only true American art form. Its sound is a melting pot of musical influences, incorporating remnants of ragtime, ...
Violinist Darol Anger literally had a dream, one in which he was performing his bluegrass music not with the David Grisman Quintet or another small group but in front of a full-fledged big band—and in ...
Get ready to enjoy free concerts on three stages as the annual Texas Jazz Festival returns for its 64th year Oct. 17. The ...
From the Harlem Renaissance to modern improvisation, jazz has always been connected to wellness and self-expression.