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THE Geoff Laycock Big Band and Singers will return to Scarborough YMCA Theatre next Sunday to raise money for charity.

Artists from the Croydon Jazz and Blues Festival will be taking part in one of the greatest jazz festivals on the planet this Friday.

Henry Darragh's debut recording Tell Her For Me shows the maturity of a seasoned multi-instrumentalist who has traveled down many roads on his musical journey, from trombone sit-ins with popular Houston electronic artists , to his work with a Tejano Funk band , the Broadway Show Jersey Boys, the Steve Lippia Big Band, Adela Dalto, and grinding out ...

It's not often that you get to talk to someone 91 years old, not to mention one who has played, written or arranged for Duke Ellington and hundreds of other jazz luminaries.

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The U.S. Army Field Band's Jazz Ambassadors entertained a near-capacity audience Monday evening with a stirring musical performance at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center .

Ellington, Basie, Gillespie a Hargrove? Jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove keeps the big band tradition alive with his new album, Emergence .

Festival of Trees events in Dryden. An event series supporting Grace Haven day program for seniors.

The Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 12700 Center Court Drive in Cerritos, has announced an eclectic array of performances for Nov., offering diverse musical, dance and comedy shows.

CHENNAI: Music concerts are always a delight and if the invitation reads a German connection, it's double delight.

Charles Tolliver leads a modernist 16 piece big band that pushes the envelope of contemporary orchestral jazz sounds.

A FURTHER series of live Big Band concerts has been arranged due to the popularity of recent events.

Opening with a scrupulous fanfare and closing with an outbreak of anarchy, the Brooklyn Big Band Bonanza fulfilled much of its promise at the Bell House on Monday night.

Seven First Nations performers will gather on one stage in an event combining blues, rock, spoken word and jazz with their traditional culture.

Keep Tony Campise in your prayers. Word from Corpus Christi comes that the Austin sax/ flute master fell and hit the back of his head in a hotel and was rushed to the hospital.

The Enchanted Evenings series at Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre continues with "The Sing in Swing: Diane Schuur & Bobby Caldwell with The Big Band" at 8 tonight.

Dinner and a jazz show in a cozy lounge is a perfect way to spend a rainy Sunday evening, or a weekend night out with friends! Scullers Jazz Club is located in the Doubletree Guest Suites-Boston on 400 Soldiers Field Road, at the corner of the Mass Pike and Storrow Drive.

Cecil Bradshaw, founder/leader of the 59-year-old musical aggregation, the Sonny Bradshaw Seven, made his exit from the stage of life on the seventh day of the week nine days ago.

A FREE concert next Thursday precedes a tour of Parisian venues later this month by the Stonyhurst College Big Band.

Jazz fans can swing at The History Museum next weekend. Bud Nicholls leads the 'New' Harold Nicholls Big Band in a concert featuring sounds from the past, including swing music, at The History Museum at 7 p.m. on Oct.