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 ...

Christmas favorites will get a big band approach with Jingle Bell Swing on Friday. Singer Helen Welch will be backed by the Big Band Sound of Packard, directed by Daniel Carioti, for the annual ...

Just days ago, she was rubbing elbows with music industry elites at the 2023 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Now, Broadway and opera star N’Kenge is in Whitefish rehearsing with Alpine Theatre Project ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

These two performances this week just might be the brassiest, jazziest, liveliest you'll see and hear all holiday season long! The preview is from West Seattle Big Band director Jim Edwards: The West ...

Even though he was born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel, composer, saxophonist and educator Eyal Vilner is well-versed in the origins and history of American jazz, especially as they pertain to the ...

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 ...

There's a little something for just about everyone this weekend: big band swing, heavy metal and indie rock. Don't forget to check out First Friday in downtown Yakima. If shopping is on your mind, ...

1. In 1934, after years of struggle, the American clarinetist Benny Goodman assembled a band that included Gene Krupa on drums, Bunny Berigan on trumpet and Helen Ward on vocals. A six-month gig on ...