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 ...

Farang Big Band is an independent jazz orchestra based in Tehran, Iran, founded in 2024 by conductor Saeed Mohammadali. The ensemble brings together a diverse group of musicians committed to the ...

Complementary treats and raffles are in store Sunday, June 8, when the 18-piece Jazz Consortium Big Band celebrates its 14th anniversary at Durty Nellie’s Gastropub and Entertainment Hub, 180 N. Smith ...

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 JAS Academy Big Band program led by Christian McBride will have a special performance at the 2025 JAS June Experience’s Rio Grande VIP Tent at 9 p.m. Friday, June 27, with guest artists José James ...

When he was 12, Charles Hamilton saw Louis Armstrong on television—he thinks on The Ed Sullivan Show. That pivotal performance inspired him to tell his mother he wanted to play trumpet. It’s worked ...

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 ...

For a music lifer, it’s an unexpected dream come true. Stapleton resident Russ Anixter and his Hippie Big Band recently released their first album, “What Is?”, an eclectic collection of big-band ...

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced programming for January 19 through February 1. Highlights include Ms.

Beaumont native Andre Harness was originally a drum major in high school before he started playing the saxophone in college at Lamar University. He went to school for music education, but ended up ...

Idaho Falls, Idaho (KIFI) — On Thursday, October 23rd, the Jazz House Big Band will host "Swinging: The Great American Songbook" at the Frontier Center in Idaho Falls. Ticket sales will benefit the ...