In a room full of musicians, Dan Seiler stands out. It’s not just because he practices for at least an hour a day and takes private lessons to improve his skills. It’s also because he has 50 years on ...
The Harborfields High School Jazz Band and Tornado News Team join forces to create a music video and 30-minute feature documentary detailing the art of collaboration and the full story behind a ...
The W.D. Packard Concert Band will celebrate its 70th anniversary with the debut of a newly commissioned work. Jerry Ascione, a 1975 ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ALABAMA (WHNT) — Nick Saban and the Crimson ...
Jim Levendis knew that time was running out. In his mid-seventies, the veteran Philadelphia-area trumpeter and educator had contracted ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), the effects of which were rapidly ...
PENNSAUKEN, N.J. (CBS) — A singer from South Philadelphia is paying homage to Frank Sinatra by breathing new life into some big band arrangements Sinatra performed live with the Count Basie Orchestra ...
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 ...
When you’re just starting out as a songwriter, finding your own voice (especially in a full band arrangement) can be an overwhelming challenge, one that John Mellencamp would later say contributed to ...