World-renowned jazz drummer, composer and educator Louie Bellson was born in Rock Falls and grew up in the Quad Cities area.

It’s called "Memphis to Manhattan and Back," a jazz celebration packed with guest performances and acknowledgements. It's ...

The Cutting Edge Big Band will stage a showcase performance at the Cornerstone Theatre on Friday, June 20, at 7.30pm.

May 30 is International Jazz Day. Jazz was born in early 1900s New Orleans, where African American musicians mixed blues, ragtime and a whole lot of soul into something brand new. With legends like ...

As summer approaches, the familiar sounds of the Kokomo Park Band are once again set to fill Highland Park, continuing a ...

On this occasion The Apollo Big Band gave us what might be described as an evening of “different guises plus surprises”.

In this Jazztrack Live you’ll hear a big band from Sweden led by trombonist Tilde Schweitzer .

Ellington is quoted in the book “Duke Ellington’s America” as saying ... Still, at Essentially Ellington, an annual high school big-band festival organized by Jazz at Lincoln Center and ...

The competition attracts the crème de la crème of school jazz bands from across North America, who gather at the Lincoln Centre in Manhattan to play Duke Ellington tracks and other big band ...