This is a great weekend for RVA big band music. On Friday night, local legend Doug Richards leads Laura Ann Singh and his ensemble in a Virginia Commonwealth University performance including his ...

Phat Cat Swinger, one of the West Coast's premier big bands, is bringing their electrifying live show to the Scherr Forum on Friday, May 1, 2026, at 7:30pm. Known for transforming every venue into a ...

Some of the world’s greatest bands use old sounds to create something new. Oasis drew from the British guitar bands of the 1960s, while Guns N’ Roses emerged from the Sunset Strip with 1970s blues ...

This is an exclusive song premiere, part of WBUR's effort to highlight New England musicians. In 2020, Boston jazz bassist and composer Fernando Huergo was writing material for his second big band ...

The Heisey Wind Ensemble concludes its 40th season with a big band concert featuring jazz vocalist Michael Shirtz.

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 ...

The Caz – South Buffalo’s new music venue – is preparing to host The George Scott Big Band for its first ever Holiday Extravaganza. After launching in late October, The Caz has become an overnight ...

Chris Pinnella & The Big Band Project will take the stage on Sunday, April 19 at 3:00 PM at The Vogel, delivering a high-energy, crowd-pleasing concert experience that reimagines the sound of a ...

Brooklyn-based composer, drummer, and bandleader Leo Yucht released earworm, the debut album from his jazz group YUCHTET. The six-track, 45-minute record is now available for streaming everywhere and ...

Well before the music starts, every seat on the capacious back deck at the Bluegill Restaurant is occupied. And they’re going to stay that way for the next few hours – except when people get up to ...

Anyone worried about the future of jazz and improvisational music — especially if you’re under the impression that big-band music is the sole domain of ghost bands fronted by relatives of deceased ...

Trumpeter Rob Dehlinger’s throwback, high-energy retro act transports its audiences to smoky, mid-20th century nightclubs.