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The dance company is presenting two programs beginning on June 6.

Japanese newspapermen, photographers and a few lucky jazz fans crowded the Nikkatsu hotel’s banquet room to meet the outstanding group of musicians that included Benny Carter, Gene Krupa, Willie Smith, Bill Harris, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Roy Eldridge and Ella Fitzgerald.

It boasts brass players who have accompanied music legends including Shirley Bassey.

Annual “Ailey Week” at Cal Performances delights with jazzy Twyla Tharp gem, diverse programs.

Trumpet players have played a vital role in the history of music. These musicians have contributed to the development of different genres of music such as jazz, blues, classical, and pop. The trumpet is a brass instrument that produces a bright and piercing sound, and is known for its ability to play high notes and

Jazz trumpet players have played a central role in the development of jazz music since its earliest days. Many of the most famous jazz musicians of all time, including Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie, were trumpet players who helped to define the sound of the genre. One of the key features of jazz trumpet playing

Since its creation in 1960, Ailey’s masterpiece "Revelations” has been seen by more people around the world than any other modern dance work.

Celebrated in later decades by top musicians but largely ignored in its own time, virtuoso album 'Tanz' will be played by an all-star ensemble Feb. 16 on NYC's Upper West Side

Recorded by the klezmer virtuoso Dave Tarras and a handful of respected NY jazz players, the record was a groundbreaking mix of traditional Eastern European Jewish dance music & jazz big band sound

It’s 1941 and drummer Gene Krupa steps between his bandmate, trumpeter Roy Eldridge, and the nightclub doorman who refuses to let him enter. Krupa points to the poster beside him, with he and Eldridge listed as headliners. The doorman doesn’t move. Furious, Krupa confronts the club owner. Fire that doorman or the band walks out … Continue reading