With jazzy, roaring music like Paul Whiteman's, it's easy to see why the 1920s were an exciting, swinging period.

Not only is this the 75th anniversary of the Village Vanguard, this month also marks the 44th anniversary of the Monday night residency of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra , begun in 1966 as the Thad Jones - Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra.

This syndicated blog entry appears courtesy of St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman.

Since its founding in 1981, the River City Brass Band has been entertaining and educating audiences across the United States.

What do Engelbert Humperdinck and the Grateful Dead have in common? Well, not much, except that you can hear the music of each during the 2010-11 Minnesota Orchestra pops season, which is being announced today.

Rockin' the blues New songs, energy dominate Rooftops and Satellites but on tour, guitar slinger Colin James lets fans pick the tunes By STEPHEN COOKE Entertainment Reporter Thu.

Join fellow dog owners for a leisurely stroll in East Hill. Meet at the entrance to Bayview Dog Park at 20th Avenue and East Mallory Street.

New York, NY, February 02, 2010 -- The main vision of producer Recaredo Gutierrez, is to bring back good music and he said "In addition to Latin music, I love big bands," he says, "including that of Ray Conniff, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Damaso Perez Prado, and Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey.

Line dancing: 10 to 11 a.m. Mondays, Milton Community Center, 5629 Byrom St., Milton.

My boss readily admits that she doesn't know a whole lot about jazz. But she lets me write all this nonsense on the Internet, so I'm not complaining.

Portable classroom No. 146 was bursting with sound. The Manatee High School Jazz Band was warming up for its next-to-last practice before Sunday's big gig with the Sarasota Pops Orchestra, and it was loud in their makeshift bandroom.

THE Big Blues Tribe comes to Ledbury with an appearance at the Market Theatre on Saturday, February 6. The nine-piece blues band plays in the style of BB King , Ray Charles and Jools Hollanda s R & B Orchestra.

In New York in the 50s, there was one place where Latin music fans just had to go: the Palladium Ballroom on West 53rd Street and Broadway.

You can dance the night away for a weekend of Big Band and swing dance music tonight through Sunday at the Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa in Asheville.

Pop: God is in the Details: The Independent's Guide To Pop's Fiddly Bits No 4: `Harlem Air Shaft': Duke Ellington And His Orchestra John L Walters THOUGH DUKE Ellington is now recognised as one of the great jazz composers of the century, it is worth remembering that he was also one of the first masters of the three-minute single - decades before ...

On Jan. 21, 1937, the Count Basie Orchestra made its first recordings with the Decca label, including the classic cuts "Honeysuckle Rose" and "Roseland Shuffle." Later Decca recordings like "One O'Clock Jump" and "Jumpin' at the Woodside" helped lead to international fame for Red Bank native William Basie and his jazz band.

Please join our audience for another musical performance on WLRN's South Florida Arts Beat on Friday, Jan.

The Concordia Chorus will sponsor the following events at the High Point Community Center, 12249 Clubhouse Road: Hudson Middle School Jazz Band, 7 p.m. Tuesday.

The last time I heard a Colin James song on the radio I had frosted tips in my hair and drove a Ford Mustang 5.0 . Of course, radio play does not an artist make , and James has, over the years, continued to ply his craft both as a solo artist and with his Little Big Band project.

Big Sam's Funky Nation with Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys is coming to Skippers Smokehouse, 910 Skipper Road in Tampa, on Saturday, Jan.