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Carlo Muscat and Tony Tixier fuse modern jazz language with familiar-sounding melodies and cultural references

Photo: Camille Lenain *** In early June Wendell Brunious was named the first-ever musical director of Preservation Hall. The 68-year-old trumpeter and

Mayor Pete Allen an award to celebrate his 45 years as jazz band leader at the Bacon Arms, Newbury.

The Pine Bluff Band Museum was the only museum in the United States dedicated entirely to preserving the history of band instruments and music.

Also, the Allentown Band will perform its 100th concert at Goshenhoppen Park, and Bethlehem will host Septembers First Friday at the Banana Factory.

Also, the Allentown Band will perform its 100th concert at Goshenhoppen Park, and Bethlehem will host Septembers First Friday at the Banana Factory.

But also, "Censorship!" 

Photographic artist and teacher who felt himself part of the European tradition, with echoes of Russian constructivism in his work

Sunday jazz with Pete Allen and his band.

  Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyIn the 1940s, Frances Ballantyne discovered jazz in Harlem and on 52nd Street, befriending and socializing with many creators of the music, including Sidney Bechet and Willy “The Lion” Smith. She became a lifelong jazz fan and is still attending live shows at 98-years-old. Award-winning baritone saxophonist Claire Daly … Continue reading