Big bands were built in the 1920s and ’30s to blast young dancers with layers of rhythm, but creative composers seeking a larger canvas have kept the form alive. Hear 12 big selections. By Giovanni ...

Some of the world’s greatest bands use old sounds to create something new. Oasis drew from the British guitar bands of the 1960s, while Guns N’ Roses emerged from the Sunset Strip with 1970s blues ...

This is an exclusive song premiere, part of WBUR's effort to highlight New England musicians. In 2020, Boston jazz bassist and composer Fernando Huergo was writing material for his second big band ...

Brooklyn-based composer, drummer, and bandleader Leo Yucht released earworm, the debut album from his jazz group YUCHTET. The six-track, 45-minute record is now available for streaming everywhere and ...

About the last place one might think to look for an ultra–hip, ultra–swinging and inclusively modern big band is the Netherlands, but there — word of honor — is where one may readily find exactly that ...

Anyone worried about the future of jazz and improvisational music — especially if you’re under the impression that big-band music is the sole domain of ghost bands fronted by relatives of deceased ...