The Birmingham music hall and arts nonprofit has restarted Saturday Jazz Greats, its longtime tuition-free music education program. The Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, housed in the historic Carver Theatre, started […]
Source: Pexels From the Neanderthal flute to a DJ controller with more buttons than a cockpit panel of an airplane, music has been the primary medium of creative self-expression since […]
These two Mountaineer recordings are poles apart in concept and configurations— one septet and one big band—yet they combine to make a very fine showcase … Read More “West Virginia […]
This latest project from the Oklahoma State University Jazz Orchestra is titled to honor a spot that made a big impact on decades of music … Read More “Oklahoma State […]
With the University of North Texas in the midst of celebrating the 75th year of its storied jazz program, this latest release from its premier … Read More “University of […]
UNLV’s 2022 jazz recording spotlights the Vegas program’s abundance of musical riches. Disc one features the Division of Jazz and Commercial Music’s premier big band, … Read More “University of […]
These two compilations, originally released in 2019, celebrated two milestones for the University of Kentucky’s Mega-Sax jazz ensembles: 50 years since the first band was … Read More “University of […]
About a year after he began working at Harvard University, pianist/composer Vijay Iyer was in a faculty meeting. A visiting committee—a group of academics from … Read More “A Question […]
The Ball State jazz studies program’s debut recording showcases the Muncie, Indiana school’s premier big band as it digs into four original compositions, a student … Read More “Ball State […]
(NYJO)The ensemble’s programme aimed at remixing the genre’s gender balance has resulted in an ambitious and arresting LP Installed, finally, in a home of their own after half a century […]
