With its wood-paneled walls, flat-screen TVs, beer posters and a lottery ticker, the Dunton Inn looks like a regular neighborhood bar. But on the first Tuesday of every month, the East Patchogue haunt ...

The Fabulous 40s Big Band Dance scheduled for Saturday is sure to be a hit with fans of all ages. Good music and great hors d’oeuvres are on tap for this entertaining event. Harlan Hall, at 603 Locust ...

Frank Sinatra, Michael Bublé, Shaun Johnson. The evolution of big band music continues at Lourdes High School on Friday night. Shaun Johnson, of Tonic Sol-fa fame, took big band sounds, tossed in some ...

Celebrating 20 years since the first performance with his big band, Josh Duffee visited to let us know about an upcoming event. Being a local musician from the Quad Cities, Josh is an old soul. He ...

Under the leadership of arranger/ composer/ bandleader/ saxophonist Ed Palermo, the Ed Palermo Big Band has been together since 1980, performing live around New York (NYC’s Iridium, Marlboro’s The ...

Renowned jazz and blues singer Dinah Washington dated a trombone player named Gus Chappell, and that explains some of her song “Big Long Sliding Thing.” She said her tune “Long John Blues” was about ...

The Memorial Opera House in Valparaiso will bring back the big band music that long ago graced its stage next month. Midwest Big Band featuring Mary Kay Steele & Jim Bulanda will perform "A Summer ...

Anyone worried about the future of jazz and improvisational music — especially if you’re under the impression that big-band music is the sole domain of ghost bands fronted by relatives of deceased ...

Through the dim and smoky atmosphere of the Manhattan jazz den called Birdland came some old and familiar piano tones. The holiday crowd quieted and the music took over, its tones pure and glassy, its ...

Dan Gabel and His Orchestra featuring Kimberly Hawkey perform new show "The American Big Band Experience" on April 6 in Mechanics Hall. The show coincides with the release of Dan Gabel and his ...

Since he first performed on stage at age 7, Brian Nadeau has been making great music. Now, he is working to keep it from ...