Michael Formanek’s renowned Ensemble Kolossus headlines our next Traveling Loft
True to its name, Michael Formanek’s 19-piece Ensemble Kolossus makes music of enormous scope. But it’s also intricate and...
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Portrait of a Stray Thread: For Billy Strayhorn’s 100th birthday, East River Jazz throws light on a giant often left in the shadows
As Samora Pinderhuges gazed up from his piano, he let the final cadence of Billy Strayhorn’s signature arrangement of...
Interview | Darcy James Argue’s innovative machines (AUDIO)
by Brad Linde If someone tells you that Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society is an old-school big band, they’re...
Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra: Monarchs of Monday night
Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra Bohemian Caverns Mon., Sep. 20, 2010 If there was any sort of question before, it’s...