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

Paul Cosentino’s Boilermaker Jazz Band brings the sounds of the jazz age and swing era back to life. Interpreting Jazz Classics and The Great American Songbook in their own unique fashion, you’ll hear ...

Over my too many years of attending the Chicago Jazz Festival, I’ve been most excited by two types of sets. The fest sometimes gives us a rare (hopefully not last) chance to see a legendary elder of ...

The author Kurt Vonnegut once said, "Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow." The art of improvisation does just that: it makes the soul grow. The soul of the ...

Brett Milano, John Wirt and Michael Allen Zell reviews from Jazz Fest Day 8, Sunday, May 3, 2026. For those of us who couldn’t get into the Meters reunion (thank you and suck eg ...

Hundreds of young musicians flowed into the Mead High School auditorium over the weekend as they competed for best school jazz band honors and picked up tips along the way. Chiawana High School in ...

A music educator, band leader, and jazz aficionado celebrates a milestone today. Ralph Rassmusson, better known as “Razz” ...

Chris Faison and Chris De Leon open up to PEOPLE about their experience going from mentor and mentee to friendly competition ...

The Dolores RE-4A high school jazz band and choir earned first-place at the Music in the Parks Festival in Denver in April, ...

Kermit Ruffins has spent decades carrying the sound of New Orleans through brass bands, neighborhood shows, and jazz ...

Over 20 Lincoln High School band students took a trip to Kansas this past weekend, where they competed in the Basically Basie ...