He continued performing after moving to Petoskey playing with the Epsilon Jass Band. After retirement from Ophthalmology, he spent over 2 decades, driving around the country to banjo conventions.

Another donor is former minister Abdullah Tarmugi, 80, who commissioned a song composed by Jass scholarship recipient Lee Ann Gie. The tune, titled Toby Boy, is dedicated to Mr Abdullah’s 10 ...

The Jazz Studies department and the Intercultural Institute at NEC present a full-day event on Thursday, February 27 which includes a workshop, presentations, and a panel discussion followed by a ...

The band specializes in the “hot and sweet” ballroom jazz of the 1920s and 1930s. You’ll hear music by composers like George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Cab Calloway and Duke Ellington.

Ray Heitger's Cakewalkin' Jass Band's energized tunes from the 1920s and 1930s will entertain listeners and dancers alike during a show hosted by the Central Ohio Hot Jazz Society from 2-5 p.m ...

With s’s in hand, the band will perform a free concert at Dove of Peace Lutheran Church’s Jazz Under the Stars event, which starts at 7 p.m. Saturday at the church, 665 W. Roller Coaster Road.

Evans was also an original member of the Bill Evans New Orleans Jazz Band, and he played with the Pig's Eye Jass Band and the Mouldy Figs, and in the 1980s did a seven-year run with the Butch ...

And though there’s a time and a place for that, if you’re after some real swing with your mixed drinks, Jass Lounge is where to be. Located in the chicest part of town, DIFC, the bar itself is small, ...

How baseball gave us ‘jazz’ The surprising origins of a 100-year-old word ...

I like to look at frogs on the internet. JP: The last good band was the Original Dixieland Jass Band. Cop City/Chill Pillars is a close second, but they still suck.

Northern Citrines, based in Shildon, enjoyed a stellar day at the 49th annual United Kingdom Federation of Jazz Bands (UKFJB) world championships… ...