Two of the prettiest and most sophisticated players in the 1950s were trumpeter Art Farmer and alto saxophonist Hal McKusick. They recorded often throughout the decade in big bands and ensembles but ...

Saturday’s performance will be at 8 p.m. in Kobacker Hall on the BGSU campus. Tickets are $10. Click for advance ticket sales ...

Although Hutchinson High School Band Director Steve Pasche retired from teaching on Dec. 21, he’s not gone yet. Come Saturday, he’ll serve as a host at the second annual Wright County ...

the big crossover hit “Take Five”), this San Francisco-born alto saxophonist’s light delivery helped to define the West Coast cool sound. Amusingly, Desmond once likened his saxophone sound ...

By KIRSTEN BOLTON FOR ARTSPRING Dave Brubeck’s game-changing 1959 album Time Out is an American masterpiece of “west coast cool jazz” that resonates to this day. The odd time signatures, […] ...

For alto saxophone they chose Lee Konitz ... believes that Birth Of The Cool marked an important step in the evolution of modern jazz. “That album is just so pivotal in terms of the whole ...

The 2025 Critics Choice Awards was a star studded affair with plenty of exciting moments. Big winners of the night include The Brutalist star Adrien Brody who won the Best Actor trophy, Best Actress ...

Cool is the word I choose to use ... King’s band at this festival featured Walter King on tenor sax, Ronnie Wiliams III on alto sax. Eddie Rowe playing trumpet, James Toney on the organ,Milton ...

MSU Billings Jazz Festival brought together music students from across the state to showcase their talent and learn from professional musicians.

Welcome to the third Songs of the Week of 2025. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week, with Martin Luther King Day plus Trump’s second inauguration equalling less songs released last week and ...

The Roxy Music singer-songwriter talks about his early exposure to bebop, rock ’n’ roll stagecraft and pop art.