Historically the cornet was the quintessential jazz instrument but over a century of its evolution other instruments have also become part of the regular jazz armamentarium. These include common ones ...

Every once in a while, a single instrument arrives and rewrites the rules. Not just for music, but for culture itself. Think about it. A strip of brass and a few keys gave birth to jazz. A solid block ...

On a recent Wednesday evening, thundering percussions and the sweet whistles of woodwind instruments filled Temple University ...

"I have a band called Peter Lamb and the Wolves, and I play all the New Orleans music, but I'd never been to New Orleans," he said. "I'm here until Sunday, and I've got tickets to Jazz Fest." For ...

Gideon Ampiere and Mike Cardozo are founders of the group Zikina. It's a fusion band combining jazz and improvisation with traditional Ugandan music. They're playing tonight at the Lake George Arts ...

Jacksonville-based HBCU Edward Waters University is making a major investment in its marching band. It has announcing a ...

The Mohawk Avenue Jazz Band came together to perform the music that first inspired its members to play their instruments - challenging and uncompromised modern jazz compositions that rarely get played ...

Some may think of big band jazz as the sound of a bygone era, but it thrives in the Southern Regional School District. Students and their teachers take the music very seriously, as evidenced by a ...

Please contact the music department for more information. EMUS 1437/3437/5437 (1)–Jazz Combo Please contact the music department for more information. EMUS 3642 (3)–History of Jazz Studies the ...