Being part of this weekend’s “Music of Stan Kenton” big band concert is like coming home for drummer Peter Erskine — musically and geographically. Erskine, 58, was part of Kenton’s band from 1972-75, ...

Here are the members of Kenton’s band in “Prologue: This is An Orchestra” from the album New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm: Thanks to Guido Herrera-Yance, host on KXLU’s long-running Latin radio ...

PRESCOTT, AZ — After a storied 23-year history of performances, tours, and educational clinics, The Stan Kenton Alumni Band will now be known as The Stan Kenton Legacy Orchestra. Acknowledging the ...

One of the more difficult aspects of reviewing Tantara's series of impressive salutes to Stan Kenton and his music is knowing where to begin. As on Volume 1 of the label's Double Feature (with Volume ...

Last December, the late composer, arranger, bandleader and pianist Stan Kenton would have turned 100. Centennial celebrations have been happening since then; Jazz at Lincoln Center plans a two-night ...

Stan Kenton: The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Holman and Russo Charts (Mosaic). Make no mistake about it, Stan Kenton`s 1950s bands were spectacular. Bombastic, too, at times, but even then ...

Pete Rugolo, who helped shape the sound of jazz in the 1940s and 1950s as a composer, arranger and record producer and later wrote several theme songs for television dramas including “The Fugitive,” ...