For one of the few big band jazz groups in the region, it’s all about keeping the music alive and well. The origins of The Dues Band stem from founder Alan Hirayama wanting to create a musical ...

The locally based M&J Big Band recently announced its schedule for 2026, highlighting its 16 years of “bringing Big Band jazz ...

Complementary treats and raffles are in store Sunday, June 8, when the 18-piece Jazz Consortium Big Band celebrates its 14th anniversary at Durty Nellie’s Gastropub and Entertainment Hub, 180 N. Smith ...

The Albany Jazz Band began 30 years ago as a hobbyist community practice group in Albany, California. In 2008, under new leadership, the band shifted toward a more serious performance focus. By 2013, ...

In a rehearsal room on a hillside in East Austin, the sound begins with a count-off and a breath. Then the horns come in, bright and full, pushing air through brass and memory at the same time. For a ...

Farang Big Band is an independent jazz orchestra based in Tehran, Iran, founded in 2024 by conductor Saeed Mohammadali. The ensemble brings together a diverse group of musicians committed to the ...

From its inception in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Jazz was considered the only true American art form. Its sound is a melting pot of musical influences, incorporating remnants of ragtime, ...

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 ...

When he was 12, Charles Hamilton saw Louis Armstrong on television—he thinks on The Ed Sullivan Show. That pivotal performance inspired him to tell his mother he wanted to play trumpet. It’s worked ...

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