“Big band music” isn’t everybody’s first thought when they’re pondering what to punch into Spotify, we’ll grant you that. But if all big bands make you think of is “jazz hands” and ...

Jazz Band performs a variety of jazz literature in both big band and combo settings. Jazz Band presents regular concerts on campus, participates in jazz festivals, and engages in various recording ...

How a Big Band Leader and Composer Wrangles All the Moving Parts Darcy James Argue, bandleader for the 18-piece jazz band Secret Society, describes the many hats that he has to weave and wear.

It has been nearly a century since Duke Ellington’s orchestra became the house band at the Cotton Club on 142nd Street. Even there, where Ellington and his group of Black musicians played in ...

The 35th annual Purdue Jazz Festival, hosted by Purdue Bands & Orchestras, brought together over 2,500 students from 81 schools across the Midwest for a week of performances, workshops, and ...

Photo Courtesy of Luis Luque, Luque Photography and The Soraya. People of all ages flooded the entrances to The Soraya’s “Jazz at Naz Festival” for Composer and Pianist Jason Moran’s collaboration ...