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 ...

The James Bazen Big Band returned to the world famous Blues Alley in January to a packed house, filling the storied room with ...

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 ...

From classic swing to the mellow sounds of the blues, the UC Davis department of music’s Jazz Big Bands offer an array of musical stylings in their fall quarter concert. The concert is at 7 p.m. on ...

When rock ’n’ roll arrived, a lot of the older jazz musicians — and even more so, jazz fans — professed to detest it. Yet at least as late as the end of the 1960s, jazz and rock had more in common ...

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 two Swedish musicians transport you back to the 20th century through spellbinding songwriting and production.

Toe-tapping rhythms and classic swing will fill the Lake Havasu High School Performing Arts Center on Sunday, Feb. 1, when the Lake Havasu Symphonic Winds present Red, White and Big ...

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, ...

The Smoot House Band will present a Big Band Jazz program on Sunday at the Smoot Theatre in downtown Parkersburg. (Photo courtesy of Bo Wriston) PARKERSBURG — The Smoot Theatre in downtown Parkersburg ...