Big bands were built in the 1920s and ’30s to blast young dancers with layers of rhythm, but creative composers seeking a larger canvas have kept the form alive. Hear 12 big selections. By Giovanni ...

Brooklyn-based composer, drummer, and bandleader Leo Yucht released earworm, the debut album from his jazz group YUCHTET. The six-track, 45-minute record is now available for streaming everywhere and ...

Under the leadership of arranger/ composer/ bandleader/ saxophonist Ed Palermo, the Ed Palermo Big Band has been together since 1980, performing live around New York (NYC’s Iridium, Marlboro’s 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, ...

Big-band jazz and video games normally come from different eras, if not different universes. It took Charlie Rosen — Berklee graduate, Broadway composer, lifelong gamer and leader of the 8-Bit Big ...

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 ...

Behind every popular video game is a nostalgic soundtrack, something that the 8-Bit Big Band understands better than anyone. The 8-Bit Big Band jazz-pop ensemble performs music from video game ...

The Smoot House Band will present a Big Band Jazz program on Sunday at the Smoot Theatre in downtown Parkersburg. (Photo courtesy of Bo Wriston) PARKERSBURG — The Smoot Theatre in downtown Parkersburg ...

On Friday, Dec. 12, at 7:30 p.m., the VJC Big Band will celebrate the legacy of Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and other ...