Maynard Ferguson News

Woody has been a jazz fan for about 30 years, starting with the diverse sounds of Maynard Ferguson's bands of the 1970s.

Tim Ries is one of the most recorded reedists you don't know by name. If you count his latest release, the double-album Stones World , he has appeared on an even 50 discs; the first 40 of those came before he recorded as a leader, when he helped propel the saxophone sections of big bands led by Maynard Ferguson, Bob Belden, and most recently, ...

Bobby Militello has a name that's recognizable by two groups of Rochesterians: The small population that has traveled regionally to hear great jazz, and the loads of locals who have caught Dave Brubeck's performances at the Rochester International Jazz Festival.

North Central College will present the second in its Jazz Faculty Concert Series on today with a performance by pianist Frank Caruso.

Woody has been a jazz fan for about 30 years, starting with the diverse sounds of Maynard Ferguson's bands of the 1970s.

Woody has been a jazz fan for about 30 years, starting with the diverse sounds of Maynard Ferguson's bands of the 1970s.

Woody has been a jazz fan for about 30 years, starting with the diverse sounds of Maynard Ferguson's bands of the 1970s.

Since coming out of the North Texas State University One O'Clock Lab Band, Bissonette has worked steadily across a number of genres, from jazz with trumpeter Maynard Ferguson to rock with David Lee Roth.

Woody has been a jazz fan for about 30 years, starting with the diverse sounds of Maynard Ferguson's bands of the 1970s.

Woody has been a jazz fan for about 30 years, starting with the diverse sounds of Maynard Ferguson's bands of the 1970s.

Legendary trombonist Don Doane, who has played with Maynard Ferguson, Woody Herman, Count Basie and Duke Ellington, takes the stage for Harvestfest today.

Sea Breeze Jazz For over a decade, brass master Dan McMillion, an alumnus of the Woody Herman and Buddy Rich ensembles, has been maintaining the legacy of Maynard Ferguson to a very high standard in the Central Florida region, winning a Grammy nomination for Up Your Brass .

One O'Clock Lab Band There may be no more skilled bunch of student jazz players than those members of the elite One O'Clock Lab band from the University of North Texas.

Woody has been a jazz fan for about 30 years, starting with the diverse sounds of Maynard Ferguson's bands of the 1970s.

Woody has been a jazz fan for about 30 years, starting with the diverse sounds of Maynard Ferguson's bands of the 1970s.

Woody has been a jazz fan for about 30 years, starting with the diverse sounds of Maynard Ferguson's bands of the 1970s.

Woody has been a jazz fan for about 30 years, starting with the diverse sounds of Maynard Ferguson's bands of the 1970s.

The St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church Friends of Music season kicks off with a concert by the trumpet ensemble Tromba Mundi.

Woody has been a jazz fan for about 30 years, starting with the diverse sounds of Maynard Ferguson's bands of the 1970s.

Last updated on Sunday, Sep. 06, 2009 09:48PM EDT C hris Connor, a smoky-voiced jazz vocalist who had numerous hits during a career that spanned more than 50 years, has died at 81.