"The greatest woman jazz pianist in captivity." "The greatest woman jazz pianist in the world." "Highly acclaimed as a deluxe tickler of the ivories." "One of the foremost swing pianists of either sex ...

From the latter part of the Jazz Age through the Swing Era, big bands dominated the jazz scene and a large part of the entertainment industry. After World War II, their fortunes declined, but their ...

The 8-Bit Big Band, under the direction of Tony-nominee Charlie Rosen, has released their third full length album, Backwards Compatible. An exploration of the "Great Video Game Songbook'', this ...

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 ...

The West Virginia coalfields would seem an unlikely place to hear Big Band jazz during the Great Depression. But research by Christopher Wilkinson, a professor of music history at West Virginia ...

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- It was a dream back in 1988 to put rhythms, sounds and musicians in the community together and create a big band. The Paso Del Norte Big Band came to fruition in October of ...

As anyone who's recently attended a show by Foreigner or Lynyrd Skynyrd knows, it's become as common as a guitar solo to see a classic rock & roll outfit without any original members in the lineup.

The Glenn Miller Music Festival returns to Clarinda for the 47th time this week, with concerts, events, and food to celebrate the famed band leader in his birthplace. Shari Greenwood, executive ...