Public opposition to jazz fades as new generations embrace swing, big band, bebop, and later styles. However, during the Cold War, jazz is still banned in some Eastern European countries for being ...

It takes place at the venue, in Robertson Street, from 4pm on December 22. Surviving Christmas will be offering meals and festive entertainment to needy and homeless people at His Place in ...

A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great Thelonious Sphere Monk. Features live performances by Monk and his band, and interviews with friends and family about the offbeat genius.

From music producer Quincy Jones, to critic and archivist Dan Morgenstern, jazz historian Kevin Whitehead remembers just a few of the influential musicians and personalities we lost this year.

This Sunday’s guest at Pangbourne Jazz Club is The Big Colors Big Band, featuring Brandon Allen & Mark Armstrong.

By the 1920s, "jazz" was being played around the country by both African American and white bands and eventually became the sound we associate with the Roaring Twenties. The '30s ushered in the Swing ...

some sterling soloists and a capacity audience for the Lichfield Jazz Big Band Christmas concert. It was a set list and an evening that took in classic Christmas carols and more recent songs, mixed in ...

Even when a jazz group exhibits a certain amount of ... Here’s “N.E.W.,” which is the band’s big number in the movie: So here’s the thing about the year-end list: I thought about what ...

Splash Point Jazz Club Eastbourne at The Fishermen's Club presents the Andy Panayi Big Band as their pre-Christmas gig on Wednesday, December 18. Spokeswoman Annette Keen said: “Andy Panayi is an ...

A holiday concert by The Blue Ridge Big Band will showcase holiday favorites and special selections by the vocal trio, the Mountainaires at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, at Canton Central UMC. The ...

The battle of the big bands kicks off Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (CHEK News). Two legendary Victoria jazz ensembles, the Island Big Band and the Don Leppard Big Band, will face off in a festive Battle ...