THE big band has been the symphony orchestra of jazz and popular music since the early years of the 20th century. Although its preeminence was powerfully challenged by rock music in the ‘50s and ‘60s, ...
We’ve all gotten used to tracking time with digital devices. So it’s easy to forget that centuries of timekeeping devices relied on neither mechanics nor electronics. Think about sundials, hourglasses ...
LowDown Brass Band (LDB), deftly synthesizes the gritty sounds of Chicago with the high energy street beat of the Crescent City. LDB brandishes a powerful brass frontline of trumpets, trombones, ...
Adolphe Sax made this alto saxophone in 1857, long after he had switched to brass. The sax is still a woodwind instrument, though. Photo courtesy National Music Museum, Vermillion, South Dakota The ...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A unique performance Saturday at Independence Mall. A group of musicians played some unusual instruments, in an effort to break a world record. Tia Sadler was out enjoying the ...
Taiwan has etched out a reputation as high-tech hardware store to the world. Its economy has boomed as companies churn out components for famous global electronics brands. But this country of 23 ...
They're simply an abundance of euphoria. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band blasted the Tiny Desk with a Sousaphone, trumpets, saxophones, guitar and drums, at stunning volume, for a joyful celebration. This ...
The 24 women that make up the Filthy FemCorps are a diverse group. They are teachers, city employees, software engineers and restaurant workers. They range in age from 21 to mid-50s. But when they ...
The world definitely needs more people like John C. Smith—visionary types who love good music, big bands and the jazz tradition on which they're based. Six years ago Smith formed the Pecos River Brass ...
THE streets of County Durham and Darlington will reverberate with the sounds of brass as Streets of Brass makes a triumphant return for the third Brass: Durham International Festival. The festival ...