The Big Band News

Michael Green and his family recite the "Pledge of Allegiance" at the opening ceremony of Patriotism at The Post in 2012.

Berkshires Jazz, Inc. today announced the second annual Berkshire Gateway Jazz Weekend, bringing marquee performers and local jazz musicians to downtown Lee, Massachusetts, July 25-28.

The late Frank Loesser wrote at least 700 songs, more than a dozen of which are included in the score for the smash musical Guys and Dolls, which, believe it or not, opened on Broadway more than sixty years ago, in 1950, with Alan Alda's father, Robert, in the leading role as the gambler Sky Masterson.

Tonight Kyle is calling his show, "Ladies Night," you'll hear music by Bonnie Raitt, Joan Armatrading & more.

Tonight Kyle is calling his show, "Ladies Night," you'll hear music by Bonnie Raitt, Joan Armatrading & more.

With music supplied by and the Nighthawks, an ideal orchestra for such a program, Feinstein succeeded in deepening an understanding of the relationship between the bands, their vocalists, and the songwriter/arrangers of the era.

The 7th annual Patriotism at the Post will be held Wednesday, July 3, on the polo field on Barnhardt Circle with the Tabernacle Big Band, a full 1940's era band with four trumpets, four trombones, five saxophones and rhythm section performing.

The Sharon Lynn Wilson Center is inviting families to pack blankets and picnic baskets for its annual Starry Nights outdoor concert series.

Betty and I returned to Albuquerque on Memorial Day after attending Swingin' on a Riff, the latest in a series of marvelous semi-annual events presented by Ken Poston and the Los Angeles Jazz Institute for more than twenty years at venues in and around L.A. This one was held May 23-26 at the Los Angeles Marriott Airport Hotel.

This year the 13th Sekunjalo Edujazz Concert features the Rondebosch East Primary Orchestra, The Delft Big Band, and three-time Sama award winners Micasa.

The group features Steve Brown , Jeff Stockham , Al Hamme , Dino Losito , Tony Marino , Greg Evans , Jorge Cuevas and James Burns .

The annual festival is held in the grounds of Jesses, Snow Hill, where people are invited to enjoy a picnic on the lawn while soaking up the music and atmosphere.

The Sharon Bands is celebrating its 25th year this year and veteran member Mark Freitas says it has been quite a ride.

The Rich Wheeler Quartet He can be heard in the band Alaturka playing intimate Turkish jazz.

The University of Rhode Island 's Jazz Big Band has been invited to play at the Newport Jazz Festival, the school said Tuesday.

Join First Command and the Jazz Ambassadors to hear the military's finest practitioners of jazz and swing.

I was watching Johnny Carson one night back in the good old 80's and out of the blue they featured their Big Band in a battle of the tenor saxophones.

An enormous array of Fourth of July celebrations are in store for this year's Independence Day along the Oregon coast.

Bring a lawnchair, a picnic and even your kids and grandkids to the Lurman Woodland Theatre for summer weekend evenings music outdoors of music outdoors.

From classic big band to spicy Latin jazz, music will be a mainstay of the summer at no cost to audiences thanks to the efforts of the Sonoma Valley Jazz Society.