Paul Carr and company at Blues Alley; courtesy of Paul Carr 2024 is the “Year of the Big Band,” according to the good folks at the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, and aren’t they the experts on these ...

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Jazz fans can enjoy an evening of timeless swing and vocal standards Saturday as “An Evening of Big Band and Vocal Jazz” showcases music by legendary bandleaders Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Glenn ...

Big band leader, trombonist, arranger, music educator and scholar Dan Gabel has been having a busy summer including performing down South as a guest artist and local gigs back home in the Worcester ...

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 ...