Yesterday | The Australian
Restless clarinettist pushed boundaries with a dulcet tone
“Who will be teaching the upper register?”
OBITUARY: Jimmy Giuffre Clarinettist, saxophonist and composer. Born Dallas, Texas, April 26, 1921. via The Australian
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Friday May 9 | Queens Tribune
Queens Inaugurates Its Jazz Orchestra
“With such an abundant history and legacy of jazz in Queens why hasn't there ever been an orchestra that would represent the music of these innovators and bring it to new generations”
When the Queens Jazz Orchestra plays its inaugural concert at Flushing Town Hall on May 16, the musicians in the 17-piece ensemble will join a long line of jazz greats to call the borough home. via Queens Tribune
Wednesday May 7 | All About Jazz
Alan Baylock / Brussels Jazz Orchestra / Rick Wald / Nathan Tanouye
At first glance it may seem that, for a seasoned pro, arranging time-tested standards for a jazz orchestra would be something akin to taking a leisurely stroll in the park. via All About Jazz
Monday May 5 | Broadway
Harry Connick Jr. Headed Back to Broadway in Nice Work If You Can Get It
Harry Connick Jr. will return to Broadway in a new Gershwin musical in March 2009. via Broadway
Sunday May 4 | Detroit Free Press
SPOTLIGHT: Big Band will swing into high school
Woodhaven High will host the Mike Vax Big Band, Featuring Alumni From the 1956-78 Stan Kenton Orchestras, for a concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. via Detroit Free Press
Friday May 2 | The Patent Trader
Bringing back a haunt from Tin Pan Alley
“It's a joy to go to every day.”
Burton Lane was among the youngest of what were known as the Tin Pan Alley composers, songwriters who sold their wares mostly on one Manhattan block early in the last century. via The Patent Trader
Thursday May 1 | Inside Bay Area
Genecco and Little Big Band bring lounge-act magic to Rrazz Room in S.F.
Somewhere in the two-drink-minimum section of heaven, Louis Prima is grinning. The king of that ol' lounge-act magic is smiling because Terese Genecco & her Little Big Band are carrying on the tradition of ... via Inside Bay Area
Tuesday Apr 29 | Porterville Recorder
Carnegie Hall to Lindsay stage
“I was 9 years old and one day I was rummaging through my Aunt Esther's record cabinet when I found an old 78-rpm recording of 'Rhapsody in Blue' played by Oscar Levant with Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra”
Richard Glazier, a world renowned musician who has performed at Carnegie Hall, will make a one-night-only appearance Saturday at the Lindsay Community Theater. via Porterville Recorder
Sunday Apr 27 | The Milan News-Leader
Glenn Miller Orchestra to perform in Milan
“We have this wonderful auditorium with great acoustics and want to bring in music that will appeal to the entire community - to the people who made it possible for us to build this theater”
If you are "In the Mood" for some big-band music, you won't want to miss the Glenn Miller Orchestra playing at the Milan Performing Arts Center Wednesday. via The Milan News-Leader
Friday Apr 25 | WisInfo
Mike Vax Big Band performs May 6
The Mike Vax Big Band, featuring alumni of the Stan Kenton Orchestra, will perform in concert at Fond du Lac High School's Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 6. From 1:30 to 3 p.m. that day, the ... via WisInfo
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