big band
noun
: a band that is larger than a combo and that usually features a mixture of ensemble playing and solo improvisation typical of jazz or swing
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Founded in 1964, Fania Records became a powerhouse label with a signature sound: the apex of tropical music, combined with big band jazz and American R&B, jazz, funk and soul.
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Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2024
Trumpeter-composer Marsalis' big band usually features Greenfield High School alum Dan Nimmer on piano.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2024
An all-women big band devoted to the music of legendary trombonist/arranger Melba Liston, Melba’s Kitchen makes its SFJAZZ Center debut as part of a series programmed by pianist Tammy Hall showcasing Bay Area women in jazz.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
And it’s been credited with helping ignite a rebirth in Latin big band music with its genre-spanning catalog of original tunes and classy covers of composers ranging from Stevie Wonder to Dizzy Gillespie to Sergei Rachmaninoff.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2024
But his professional persona in those pre-TV days was honed by radio, movies and the big band music of the era.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2024
The concert features traditional jazz, swing and big band music performed by the award-winning Valley Center Middle and High school Jazz Bands, directed by Jeff Beck.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
This includes a 900-square-foot hall to accommodate groups such as big band ensembles, as well as two 450-square-foot spaces for combo and ensemble instruction and rehearsal.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 17 Feb. 2024
There was talk of the second album going in a big band direction.
—Jeremy Hallock, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2024
Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2024
Trumpeter-composer Marsalis' big band usually features Greenfield High School alum Dan Nimmer on piano.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2024
An all-women big band devoted to the music of legendary trombonist/arranger Melba Liston, Melba’s Kitchen makes its SFJAZZ Center debut as part of a series programmed by pianist Tammy Hall showcasing Bay Area women in jazz.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
And it’s been credited with helping ignite a rebirth in Latin big band music with its genre-spanning catalog of original tunes and classy covers of composers ranging from Stevie Wonder to Dizzy Gillespie to Sergei Rachmaninoff.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2024
But his professional persona in those pre-TV days was honed by radio, movies and the big band music of the era.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2024
The concert features traditional jazz, swing and big band music performed by the award-winning Valley Center Middle and High school Jazz Bands, directed by Jeff Beck.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
This includes a 900-square-foot hall to accommodate groups such as big band ensembles, as well as two 450-square-foot spaces for combo and ensemble instruction and rehearsal.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 17 Feb. 2024
There was talk of the second album going in a big band direction.
—Jeremy Hallock, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2024
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