Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will present a full slate of jazz, cabaret, and big band programming across both ...

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, ...

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will present a full slate of performances running December 29 through January 11, ...

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 ...

C atherine Russell is a jazz icon. Born into a musical family to big-band pianist Luis Russell and Julliard-trained vocalist ...

Jakob Bro’s Bill Frisell collaboration finally saw the light, Cécile McLorin Salvant drew on her teenage pop memories and Anthony Braxton looked back to 1985 ...

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 ...

The nonet, a nine-member ensemble which enables features of both small group and big band arranging and playing, has probably deserved greater use than it has seen in jazz over the years. Among the ...

For the first time ever, the Clarendon Hills Middle School Jazz Band and Hinsdale Middle School Jazz Ensemble will perform together, opening at 6:30 p.m. May 28 for the Pete Ellman Big Band at The ...

Performing in the U.S. for the first time in decades, Germany’s WDR Big Band, with musical director Bob Mintzer, will be among the featured artists at the 58th annual Elmhurst University Jazz Festival ...