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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Brian Culbertson has scored hit singles on just about every Billboard chart there is. Culbertson, an Illinois-born pianist, bandleader and songwriter who performs at the Charleston Music Hall on Oct.

Despite the inherent problems of managing large numbers of musicians, funding their activities, and finding venues large enough to host ensembles of 15-plus players, the jazz big band is undergoing ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced jazz programming running ...