Born as Julius Gubenko in 1924 at Brooklyn, Mr. Gibbs was, along with Al Cohn, Shorty Rogers, and Stan Getz, part of a generation of Jewish New Yorkers who achieved fame in West Coast-based jazz ...
When Annette Franklin answered an ad in the Burlington Free Press looking for jazz musicians over twenty years ago, she was introduced to Joe’s Big Band — and the rest is history. Based in Burlington, ...
An Enchanting Afternoon with the Toronto All-Star Big Band. Immerse yourself in the revival of the golden age of Big Bands, featuring note for note swinging arrangementsfrom Les Brown, Benny Goodman, ...
from gospel and big band era classics to recent pop hits and Disney tunes. LAUSD All District High School Honor Band — Los Angeles, CA Composed of more than 300 students from approximately 75 ...
Peaches O’Dell and her 11-piece, big band orchestra will play “high energy swing music, luscious Latin, vintage Hollywood, dreamy standards and Art Deco-era novelty tunes” into 2025.
But what few may realize is that the template for that concept may have started 80 years ago today — with the death of a big-band musician. On Dec. 15, 1944, Glenn Miller, one of the kings of ...
If you haven’t experienced Christmas music like jazz legends Duke Ellington and Count Basie’s arrangements of familiar classics, “A Swingin’ Big Band Christmas” with the Springfield ...
Step-by-step instructions for coming up with an engaging list of recommendations for things we should — or shouldn’t — read, watch, experience, eat or listen to. By Katherine Schulten If ...
15, the Fox Cities Swing Band will perform a free holiday concert ... in the ‘40s and ’50s jazz standards from the big-band era. The Thrasher is at 506 Mill St. For tickets, visit ...