The Sea Breeze label holds a preeminent position when it comes to recording the performances of contemporary big bands. One of the more fertile areas for this jazz genre is at those colleges and ...

The world tragically lost Glenn Miller when his plane disappeared during World War II. But the unique sound of his band lives on, and is somehow ageless. It has a smoothness and sweetness – like a ...

Rashod Ollison is many things. The award-winning journalist is black; he’s a music critic; he’s gay. In his new memoir, Ollison recounts his childhood experiences marked by pain, poverty, dysfunction ...

Southern Illinois band Honey and Tar will present a unique mix of folk and blues in the Americana style during their first show at The Varsity Center on Saturday, July 15. The band is comprised of ...

What's with the producers at Blue Note/EMI? Or is it engineer Rudy Van Gelder who decides what gets reissued? Silver's Serenade is vintage, nicely representative music by the pianist-composer's best ...