The Albany Jazz Band began 30 years ago as a hobbyist community practice group in Albany, California. In 2008, under new leadership, the band shifted toward a more serious performance focus. By 2013, ...

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 ...

Well before the music starts, every seat on the capacious back deck at the Bluegill Restaurant is occupied. And they’re going to stay that way for the next few hours – except when people get up to ...

Right from the jump, the horns hit with crisp urgency, heralding the arrival of Igmar Thomas' Revive Big Band at the Tiny Desk. This is not your grandparents' — or even your great-grandparents' — big ...

Vocalist Brenna Whitaker will return to her hometown for “Glamour of Old Hollywood Jazz Gala.” Courtesy of Kansas City Jazz Orchestra The artist and songwriter Romare Bearden once wrote, “The rhythms, ...

Even though "road bands" are by and large a relic of the distant past, big bands continue to persevere and perform in cities across the country, from Los Angeles to Chicago, Dallas to Atlanta, and ...