Benny Carter News

The Olivet College Jazz Band and Jazz Combo will present a concert Tuesday, Dec.

You may know that David Leonhardt has 38 years of professional experience with many of the top names in jazz from Benny Carter to Stan Getz.

Jazz trumpeter, composer. Born John Birks Gillespie on October 21, 1917 in Cheraw, South Carolina.

It's been an out-of-the-ordinary career trip for Roberta Gambarini--a trip that's seen her go from a young girl in Italy, scatting along with records by American singers Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald , to struggling to get singing gigs in her native land, to grabbing an opportunity to come to the United States, to gaining recognition by ...

There is a lot of good music on this double-CD set, vocally by Jackie Ryan and instrumentally by a group of top jazz players on a mixed repertoire that runs from Benny Carter to Antonio Carlos Jobim to Oscar Brown Jr.

A tribute to classic country music returns to Olathe's Chestnut Theatre through this weekend.

ROBERTA Gambarini is an Italian-born, America-based singer with an impressive CV: she credits the late Benny Carter with being her mentor, has worked with everyone from piano great Hank Jones to current trumpet star Roy Hargrove, and was a runner-up in the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocal Competition when she first moved to the ...

With heartfelt collaboration from some of the most celebrated, urbane and soulful of current instrumental soloists and rhythm teams, the West Coast-based chanteuse with an international following captures the freedom, intimacy and excitement she generates in club and concert performances over the run of two cds in her generous Doozy package.

THE LOWDOWN: One of the great unsung heroes of Detroit jazz, saxophonist George Benson, 80, is being honored Saturday by the Southeastern Michigan Jazz Association with its Ron Brooks Award for his contributions to jazz in Detroit.

Meet Damon Zick: Damon Zick and Friends play their own unique brand of original jazz, emphasizing melody, groove and communication.

Washington high-school jazz bands continue to yield rewards for their talent, hard work and outstanding direction.