The Big Band News

A POWERFUL and creative trumpet and flugelhorn player who has toured with the Rat Pack Show will make an appearance at Scarborough Jazz at the Cask tonight.

Daniel Carey WITH the fifth Galway Jazz Festival swinging into action this week, the Headford Youth Big Band will perform in Campbell's Tavern in Cloughanover, ten miles north of Galway city, next Sunday, November 22.

MUSIC lovers enjoyed a special jazz concert at the BMW Mini plant, in Oxford, to celebrate 50 years of two iconic brands.

Yes, the holiday season is upon us. If you're celebrating early say, December 6 and you're traveling to the San Francisco Bay Area, you'll find a special kind of fun about three hours north across the Golden Gate Bridge.

It's got to be love, hasn't it? Why else would someone bother to transcribe 200 of Frank Zappa 's tunes? For what other reason would someone dedicate himself for over 15 years to presenting his arrangements of Zappa's music in the setting of a 17-piece jazz big band, and at a loss to boot? Yes, it's safe to say that saxophonist, composer and ...

Modern technology met the 1940s as Wasatch Elementary School sixth-graders danced to Big Band hits and historic radio recordings during their Veterans Day performance Wednesday.

TRAIN, powered by Duke Ellington's genius, roared into the station a few minutes after 1 pm on Monday and for the next hour or so, every stop along its way pulsed with music - not unnecessary noise or lyrics of confrontation and denigration.

NORTH BEND, Ore. -For one weekend only, Little Theatre on the Bay will be holding their 6 Annual Little Old Big Band on the Bay, 'Sentimental Journey.' This popular variety show has more than 30 performers either playing in the band, to dancing, singing or performing stand-up. Fans will hear everything from early blues, to swing, and rock and roll.

Shasta College presents the Shasta College Community Jazz Big Band in Concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov.

THE Geoff Laycock Big Band and Singers will return to Scarborough YMCA Theatre next Sunday to raise money for charity.

Artists from the Croydon Jazz and Blues Festival will be taking part in one of the greatest jazz festivals on the planet this Friday.

Henry Darragh's debut recording Tell Her For Me shows the maturity of a seasoned multi-instrumentalist who has traveled down many roads on his musical journey, from trombone sit-ins with popular Houston electronic artists , to his work with a Tejano Funk band , the Broadway Show Jersey Boys, the Steve Lippia Big Band, Adela Dalto, and grinding out ...

It's not often that you get to talk to someone 91 years old, not to mention one who has played, written or arranged for Duke Ellington and hundreds of other jazz luminaries.

Audio Archive > Open Source Audio > Kneel Three Times Before The Gunt King Adam R Jones Kneel Three Times Before The Gunt King embed this The Mackenzie Jones Big Band recorded in 2006.

The U.S. Army Field Band's Jazz Ambassadors entertained a near-capacity audience Monday evening with a stirring musical performance at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center .

Ellington, Basie, Gillespie a Hargrove? Jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove keeps the big band tradition alive with his new album, Emergence .

Festival of Trees events in Dryden. An event series supporting Grace Haven day program for seniors.

The Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 12700 Center Court Drive in Cerritos, has announced an eclectic array of performances for Nov., offering diverse musical, dance and comedy shows.

CHENNAI: Music concerts are always a delight and if the invitation reads a German connection, it's double delight.

Charles Tolliver leads a modernist 16 piece big band that pushes the envelope of contemporary orchestral jazz sounds.