One of the more difficult aspects of reviewing Tantara's series of impressive salutes to Stan Kenton and his music is knowing where to begin. As on Volume 1 of the label's Double Feature (with Volume ...

Complete Information About   Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra Presents The Music of Stan Kenton & Art Pepper with the CJRO ...

Stan Kenton-UW Eau Claire / Kirk MacDonald Orchestra / Kansas City Jazz Orchestra article by Jack Bowers, published on April 5, 2012 at All About Jazz. Find more Big Band Caravan articles ...

Complete Information About Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra with Vaughn Wiester: The Music of Stan Kenton in Central Virginia at Center for the Arts at George Mason University (Feb 28, 2026). Audience ...

In 1952, Stan Kenton recorded a piece called “Prologue: This is An Orchestra.” In the 10 minute work he introduces all the members of his jazz orchestra: the drummer, bassist, saxophonists, trumpet ...

The Stan Kenton Legacy Orchestra pays its first visit to the Berkshires on Sunday. Jazz. It’s been described as America’s original art form. The baseball of music. Despite its origins in the South and ...

The Stan Kenton Alumni Band, made up of musicians from the late, great big-band director’s 1956-1978 bands, will perform a concert at Chapman University at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 12 in Memorial Hall.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) --Big-band jazz giant Stan Kenton will be celebrated with a concert Saturday at Hopkins High School. The 100th anniversary of Kenton's birth is coming up next year. To kick off the ...

Last December, the late composer, arranger, bandleader and pianist Stan Kenton would have turned 100. Centennial celebrations have been happening since then; Jazz at Lincoln Center plans a two-night ...

The year was 1941. An already renowned pianist stood on the verge of proving to the world that he could also become a world-renowned band leader. That’s when the name Stan Kenton became a permanent ...

Balboa bandwagon (1941) -- Hollywood highs and Big Apple blues (1941/1942) -- Hanging on (1942/1943) -- Dance band days (1944/1945) -- A new beginning (1945) -- The arrival of Rugolo (1946) -- The ...

Stan Kenton recorded a piece called “Prologue: This is An Orchestra.” In the 10 minute work he introduces all the members of his jazz orchestra: the drummer, bassist, saxophonists, trumpet player, ...