Back in the late sixties, when rock musicians started to explore more complex things, the music became at the same time more ...

Stone’s first album, “George Stone Big Band--Piece by Piece ... Jones composes post-1940s straight-ahead swing music, said Matt Harris, CSUN’s jazz band director. On the other hand ...

And this album, “The Birth of a Band,” was ... openly and courageously as they expand the concept of big band music to include free jazz, rock, electronics and more. “The Curve” turns ...

After a summer dominated by blockbuster tours by Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, this fall the music business gets back to the business of releasing albums.Longstanding acts are returning with new LPs ...

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 ...

From its inception in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Jazz ... Big Band’s dynamic statement on the evolution of Black American music. More than a decade in the making, the album serves ...

Big-band music began to appear more often on records. Basie collected a new full-size outfit 16 months ago, bounced back with a reputation as the swingingest band in the land.

I’m featuring American big band jazz for the 4 th of July ... in 1958 with “Summertime,” from the album Porgy And Bess. I’ll close with music from a big band leader who first rose to ...

Darcy James Argue, bandleader for the 18-piece jazz band Secret Society ... Darcy explains how he decides how to assign solos in his big band music. Send your questions about creativity and ...

Enjoy the big ... Jazz Combos will feature student ensembles led by Jazz Studies director and Performing Arts Department Chair Kris Tiner playing classic and contemporary big band jazz music ...