Seattle–based Pony Boy Records has carved a niche for itself within the neo–swing movement, and saxophonist Charlie May’s big band fits snugly in that groove on this live recording that showcases the ...

For a music lifer, it’s an unexpected dream come true. Stapleton resident Russ Anixter and his Hippie Big Band recently released their first album, “What Is?”, an eclectic collection of big-band ...

Swedish saxophonist, composer and arranger Helge Albin has led the Tolvan Big Band since 1979. Albin turned this ambitious, up-to-date big band, located in Malmö in southern Sweden, into a musical ...

A sell-out performance was held by the Rancho Santa Fe Big Band Swing Orchestra on Dec. 15 at the Secret Garden in the heart of Rancho Santa Fe. This jazz orchestra, in existence since 2001, continues ...

One of the more unusual wins at this year’s Grammy Awards went to a New York City big band called “8-Bit,” which won for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella. The group transforms video game ...

Thad Jones was stuck in neutral at the start of 1966. A few months shy of his 43rd birthday, the Pontiac-born trumpeter was toiling in the CBS studios and freelancing around New York. He had recently ...