A legendary Latin jazz percussionist is returning to the world’s borough this month for a rhythmic performance at Flushing ...
Curious too, to see Ellington holding the sheet music for soloist Johnny Hodges ... me to share five recently posted YouTube clips of the ... The rise of swing and jazz's sophisticated elegance starts ...
Feel the soul of jazz come alive in David Baker’s Jazz Suite. The clarinet sings, the rhythms groove, and the melodies flow ...
Universal Preservation Hall is bringing the smooth, soulful sounds of jazz to the heart of Saratoga Springs with its highly anticipated monthly Sunday Jazz Series. Learn more here!
A swing jazz band is set to perform in Bishopbriggs next month. The Edinburgh-based La Dolce Vita Swing Collective will bring their "fun laid back approach to the swing jazz sound" to the Fort Theatre ...
The first definitive biography of Gene Krupa, the most famous drummer on the planet, whose feverish rhythms defined the Swing Era, changed jazz music forever, spurred rock and roll, and influenced ...
Chicago Symphony audiences expected to hear the American composer’s clarinet concerto ... as students at the Eastman School of Music; in the intervening years, they cajoled one another about ...
Listen on Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube In jazz, Chicago always has been a nurturer ... Freeman’s explosive rhythmic drive and propulsive sense of swing represent a take-no-prisoners ...
As he studied music theory at Los Angeles City College, he played jazz in nightclubs. The first time Ayers appeared on record was on a session by saxophonist Curtis Amy. By 1963, he had his own ...
“Swing for the Fences” is a buoyant pop-rock moment from the pair of musical legends and friends. On the anthemic rock track, the pair offers up a slice of hope and encouragement. “Go on and ...
His work in the 1970s as bandleader of the six-piece band Roy Ayers Ubiquity helped spawn the subgenre called acid jazz. “If I didn’t have music, I wouldn’t even want to be here,” Ayers ...
NOCCA Jazz Ensemble, Trombone Shorty Music Academy, Black Magic Drumline, Native Nations Intertribal, Treces del Sur – New Orleans Latin Music Band, Beautiful Creole Apaches, Black Seminoles ...