Jazz up December with Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn's swinging re-do of The Nutcracker Suite. Then, rev-up for the new year with two historic Ellington Orchestra dance dates: Fargo 1940 & Travis ...

At the Hot Club of New York, patrons revisit the music’s past by spinning shellac 78 RPM discs of recordings made in the ...

For some, it's the swing music. For others, it's the chance to dress up in period 1940s clothing. And for history buffs, it's a chance to soak in some World War II atmosphere. The city of Frederick's ...

Trumpet player Wayne Tucker leads his quartet in a Duke Ellington tune before letting other musicians take the Minton’s stage for a Friday night jam. Stefano Giovannini At the stroke of midnight one ...

This December, the Performing Arts Series at the University of Nevada, Reno presents a refreshingly unexpected performance from San Francisco-based polyrhythmic dance and music ensemble, La Mezcla. On ...

Jazz has a following all over the world, and some are willing to travel to hear it. Whether you’re into the big band sound of Duke Ellington, or smooth jazz artists like Najee, there are many ...

The 1940s were a tumultuous time and, by extension, an exciting time in America. World War II loomed and eventually took hold of the globe. Soldiers fought the Nazis abroad, eventually victorious. But ...

Many people assume that big band jazz started with Benny Goodman in 1935 and quickly morphed into dance music that other bands picked up on. Actually, many black bands of the late '20s and early '30s ...

Over the last six months, Scott Mattson and his wife Nicole have been transforming the building at 1330 27th Street from a warehouse-type space into Nocturne, a modern take on the 1940s jazz supper ...

Helen Oakley Dance, jazz historian, promoter and record producer who worked with many of the legendary names in the business including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, died May 27.