Metropolitan Gospel Big Band Temple of Restoration October 18, 2014 Brooklyn, NY On the CD release event for their debut album Leaning On The Everlasting Arms (Self-Produced, 2014), the sixteen-piece ...

MIAMI, Okla. — Saturday’s planned concert at the Coleman Theatre will be just the second time in 18 months that members of the Tulsa Praise Orchestra have performed in front of a live audience. For ...

First Covenant Church, 520 Spring St., Jamestown, will host a gospel big band worship service at 10 a.m. Sunday, July 13, led by senior pastor Liz Whitney. The 18-piece Chautauqua Swing Big Band under ...

Even if the record industry is inarguably suffering the consequences of its long-term commitment to shortsightedness and mediocrity, the live jazz scene in New York is thriving. Not only are all the ...

They say music is the language of the soul. For the last 25 years the Grace Notes Gospel Big Band has been sharing a conversation of salvation. Richard Shankweiler, co-founder of the band, spoke with ...

Some jazz drummers, as remarkable as they may be and as successful as their careers are, just aren't suited to drive a big band. It's not for every percussionist. But every big band needs a good one ...