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Prepare to be swept away by the electric energy of Al Strong — award-winning trumpeter, composer, recording artist, and ...
An encore from the best jazz band in the world was held Tuesday night. The Memphis Central High School held its spring concert on the heels of the jazz band winning an international competition in New ...
Many people around the world think of Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong when the term “jazz icons” comes up. Putnam County ...
In celebration of Stevie Wonder's milestone birthday, here are some of his greatest hits, including 'Part-Time Lover' and ...
From July through June 2026, the new season will showcase works by John Coltrane, the South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim ...
Essentially Ellington once again brought the world’s best high school jazz musicians to New York. Over the last 30 years, the event has reshaped how jazz is taught.
Central High's Jazz Band won the 2025 "Essentially Ellington" High School Competition and Festival, which took place between ...
How Jazz Shaped Bollywood’s Golden Age article by Karan Khosla, published on May 13, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more ...
We Are the Champions” could be the next song Central High School’s jazz band plays as it beat out hundreds of other bands ...
It was the first time competing in person for the band and most students had little to no musical experience prior to high ...
Falkirk-born Euan Stevenson is a classically trained musician who keeps active in both the classical and jazz worlds. He ...
A quadruple threat as a saxophonist, flutist, composer and band leader, James Moody left an enduring artistic legacy that is still being celebrated 15 years after his death.