The Central High jazz band did it. They defeated bands from across the country —  and around the world —  to win the ...

A quadruple threat as a saxophonist, flutist, composer and band leader, James Moody left an enduring artistic legacy that is ...

After all the jazz bands performed, they announced the three bands that had advanced to the finals of the Essentially Ellington contest. The final name announced? Central High School, from Memphis.

Mountlake Terrace High School Jazz 1 performed Friday at the 2025 Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival and Competition in New York. Band Director Darin ...

First, the good news: the Library of Congress last month added new albums to its National Recording Registry, which preserves ...

Duke Ellington's orchestral suite “Black, Brown and Beige,” performed by the CSO under Damon Gupton on May 9, offered a ...

Music Associates will offer another outstanding concert season, celebrating 52 years of extraordinary music. Opening the season on Saturday, June 28, at the Sawyer Center Theater ...

The Soraya’s 15th Anniversary Season was unveiled last evening  at the annual Executive Director’s Dinner held at the ...

"Escalator Over The Hill" by The New School Studio Orchestra and Vocal Ensemble article by Paul Reynolds, published on May 8, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more Live Review articles ...

Jazz great Duke Ellington and his band shaped the 20th century American music scene, and his influence lives on in jazz and ...

To celebrate the beginning of our 20th year, we’ve set out to catalogue the contributions that Pittsburgh and western ...

Smoke Jazz Club Announces June Line-up Of Top Pianists Emmet Cohen, Danilo Perez, And Eric Scott Reed, And More. Posted in “Performance / Tour” column. Published: May 9, 2025 @ All About Jazz ...