Historically the cornet was the quintessential jazz instrument but over a century of its evolution other instruments have also become part of the regular jazz armamentarium. These include common ones ...

Every once in a while, a single instrument arrives and rewrites the rules. Not just for music, but for culture itself. Think about it. A strip of brass and a few keys gave birth to jazz. A solid block ...

"I have a band called Peter Lamb and the Wolves, and I play all the New Orleans music, but I'd never been to New Orleans," he said. "I'm here until Sunday, and I've got tickets to Jazz Fest." For ...

On a recent Wednesday evening, thundering percussions and the sweet whistles of woodwind instruments filled Temple University ...

Gideon Ampiere and Mike Cardozo are founders of the group Zikina. It's a fusion band combining jazz and improvisation with traditional Ugandan music. They're playing tonight at the Lake George Arts ...

Jacksonville-based HBCU Edward Waters University is making a major investment in its marching band. It has announcing a ...

The Mohawk Avenue Jazz Band came together to perform the music that first inspired its members to play their instruments - challenging and uncompromised modern jazz compositions that rarely get played ...

Some may think of big band jazz as the sound of a bygone era, but it thrives in the Southern Regional School District. Students and their teachers take the music very seriously, as evidenced by a ...

Please contact the music department for more information. EMUS 1437/3437/5437 (1)–Jazz Combo Please contact the music department for more information. EMUS 3642 (3)–History of Jazz Studies the ...