Here are my 10 top albums that made the last 12 months even more worthwhile, and they’ve held up to repeated listening, too: ...

A memorable big band paid tribute to retiring FringeJazz promoter Jon Taylor and ebullient drummer Tony Orrell with a cracking night of jazz.

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

And it seems that in 2025 there was not only an abundance of new jazz releases, but the quality bar was raised again, with ...

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, ...

Brian Culbertson has scored hit singles on just about every Billboard chart there is. Culbertson, an Illinois-born pianist, bandleader and songwriter who performs at the Charleston Music Hall on Oct.

From classic swing to the mellow sounds of the blues, the UC Davis department of music’s Jazz Big Bands offer an array of musical stylings in their fall quarter concert. The concert is at 7 p.m. on ...

Enjoy classic holiday tunes from a full jazz big band! This free concert features classics like “Here Comes Santa Claus,” “Silver Bells,” “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” “Angels We Have Heard on ...

On March 20, Thompson Jazz Big Bands will celebrate the impact and influence of Associate Professor of Jazz Studies Paul McKee who retires this year. In the following tribute, Professor of Jazz ...

I try to avoid hyperbole. I'm not all that comfortable out on a limb. But I'll still wager you've never come across a big-band album like this. Perhaps you've heard orchestras that use dissonance and ...