Fred Morgan, a saxophonist and big-band leader, entertained Sacramento-area audiences for decades while tending to musicians’ most fundamental needs at his musical instrument repair shop in Rocklin. A ...

Just three percussion instruments – the conga, bongos and timbales – transform a big band into a Latin ensemble full of upbeat melodies and unexpected rhythms. The fusion occurs every Thursday night ...

The National Band Expo will be held on Saturday, May 16.

From the latter part of the Jazz Age through the Swing Era, big bands dominated the jazz scene and a large part of the entertainment industry. After World War II, their fortunes declined, but their ...

The WDR Big Band, based in Cologne, Germany, is widely considered one of Europe's premier, full-time professional jazz ensembles. Formed in 1946 and evolving into a dedicated jazz big band in 1980, ...

NORWALK — Over 100 brand new brass, woodwind and percussion instruments are in the hands of the district’s most in-need teenagers in what two of the district’s band directors say is a huge step in ...