Billboard named her the most popular female band vocalist of 1939, and she was the first to record the classic "Over the Rainbow." By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Bea Wain, a hit-making pop vocalist in ...

This is a great weekend for RVA big band music. On Friday night, local legend Doug Richards leads Laura Ann Singh and his ensemble in a Virginia Commonwealth University performance including his ...

Well before the music starts, every seat on the capacious back deck at the Bluegill Restaurant is occupied. And they’re going to stay that way for the next few hours – except when people get up to ...

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 ...

For one of the few big band jazz groups in the region, it’s all about keeping the music alive and well. The origins of The Dues Band stem from founder Alan Hirayama wanting to create a musical ...

A note to those who feel, not without merit, that popular culture is getting so stiflingly politically correct and even “woke” that it is being strangled to death: In 1989, when I published my book ...

A mix of rock, swing and jazz infused with a modern flair is coming to the Poway Center for the Performing Arts when Phat Cat Swinger takes the stage. The Southern California-based band that has ...

Dan Gabel and His Orchestra featuring Kimberly Hawkey perform new show "The American Big Band Experience" on April 6 in Mechanics Hall. The show coincides with the release of Dan Gabel and his ...

When and where: 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, Scituate Center for the Performing Arts, 606 Chief Cushing Highway About: Boston’s premiere Rat Pack tribute big band sets up shop on the South Shore for the ...

If you love Broadway songs and Big Band music, you’re in for an amazing time with “Big Band Broadway,” starring Tony Award winner Debbie Gravitte at the Westport Country Playhouse for five ...