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HYDE PARK - The Big Band Sound will perform on the lawn of Vanderbilt Mansion at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

COLTS NECK - The Colts Neck Swing Band will perform tonight behind the town hall complex as part of the township's free outdoor summer concert program.

HYDE PARK - The Big Band Sound will perform on the lawn of Vanderbilt Mansion at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

"G.I." Jo Stafford, one of the great vocalists of the Jazz era, died last Wednesday at age 90, as the Times reports: A favorite of American servicemen, Ms.

The Dutchess County Parks Department will sponsor a free summer concert at the Bandshell at Bowdoin Park on Saturday, July 12, starting at 4 p.m. The event will feature three local bands, followed by a ...

When it rose in popularity between the Jazz Age and the advent of rock 'n' roll, big band music was aided by dovetailing nicely with the movies being made at the time.

When it rose in popularity between the Jazz Age and the advent of rock 'n' roll, big band music was aided by dovetailing nicely with the movies being made at the time.

This week the Jim Flora online mafia marked the passing of Bill Finegan, an arranger's arranger and the co-leader of the under-appreciated Sauter-Finegan Orchestra .

It will be jazz, rock and some classic Shakespeare this summer as Misericordia offers some refreshing alternatives to the summer entertainment circuit.

On Saturday, May 31, big bands from both coasts will hit the Palace Theatre stage with a thunderous cavalcade of sound.

He Made TV Themes More Noteworthy: Composer of Music for 'Andy Griffith Show' and Others Chicago Tribune By Chicago Tribune May 28--Earle Hagen, the Emmy Award-winning television composer who wrote the theme ...

Earle H. Hagen, the Emmy Award-winning television composer who wrote the memorable theme music for "The Andy Griffith Show," "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "I Spy" and other classic TV programs, has died.

NELSON RIDDLE'S 'Cross Country Suite' will be re-issued on the Universal label, and distributed through the efforts of the musician's daugter, Rosemary Acerra.

Frank Sinatra never considered acting to be his forte. Yet the legendary crooner, who made his screen debut as a singer with the Tommy Dorsey Band in 1941's Las Vegas Nights and went on to appear in 57 more ...

Big band music lovers can get into the swing of things Thursday at the American Legion Clubhouse, 1001 Golf Club Road, Wausau. via WisInfo

“Our love is here to stay"? Sure they can, and you don't even need Reader's Digest Music to get back "In the Mood.”

"I'll Be Seeing You" is one of them. "I'll Walk Alone" is another. And, of course, "I Don't Want to Walk Without You." Not to mention "G.I. Jive," "Sentimental Journey," "Juke Box Saturday Night," "Saturday ... via Sun Post News

If Mary Lou Williams had never resumed her career after she abandoned it for religious reasons in the early 1950s, her paramount place in jazz history would still be secure. via All About Jazz

Jazz legends Louie Bellson and Clark Terry will perform one of their more unusual gigs this week - ' at EmbroidMe, a store that features custom embroidery, screen printing and promotional products. via Las Vegas Sun

“No one knew Jimmy was coming in”

Deep in the subterranean bowels of the History Center, Brad Reeves of the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound works in a fascinating laboratory. via Metropulse.com

Renowned jazz trumpeter Bobby Shew headlines this year's Jazz Unlimited competition, which runs back-to-back weekends starting today at Columbia Basin College. via Tri-cityherald.com