The Würzburg Jazz Orchestra, formed only two years ago by trombonist Markus Geiselhart, hit the ground running with a tribute to the late trumpeter Don Ellis and within a year had recorded its first ...

Audience favorite Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra returns to celebrate the music of Grammy Award-winning jazz bandleader, composer, and pianist Stan Kenton. Known for his innovative and brassy approach to ...

Jazz in the 1950s oscillated between cool, hot, and hard bop. But none of those labels satisfied Stan Kenton, who instead called his jazz “progressive.” In the 40s he had a hit-making big band before ...

Stan Kenton recorded a piece called “Prologue: This is An Orchestra.” In the 10 minute work he introduces all the members of his jazz orchestra: the drummer, bassist, saxophonists, trumpet player, ...

The Sound of Jazz by the legendary Stan Kenton Orchestra follows Part 1 of a Kenton Trilogy, Dance Time, and hopefully precedes a third component yet to be named. Although Kenton has been gone for ...

Officially, it is "the Mike Vax Big Band featuring alumni of the Stan Kenton Orchestra," but the ensemble that will perform Wednesday at the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame is usually called simply "The ...

The Central City Swing Band will feature music composed and/or arranged by the musical legend Stan Kenton during its annual Spring Concert, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, at Unity Chapel of Light Church ...

“If they ever turn professional,” said Bandleader Stan Kenton, “I know a lot of guys who aren’t going to like it.” He was standing in Notre Dame’s sprawling field house, where 200 cats had all but ...