There's no question that Stan Kenton led one of the more successful and popular orchestras of the storied Big Band Era, winning various yearly polls while drawing large crowds to his jazz concerts and ...

The Stan Kenton Christmas Brass is returning to Great Bend for another holiday concert on Sunday, Dec. 7. It will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, 2701 24th St., starting at 1 p.m. Admission is ...

The number of jazz-centered big bands “on the road" these days can be counted on the fingers of one hand with a digit or two to spare. The Glenn Miller and Count Basie orchestras remain randomly ...

Founded 31 years ago, Boston Brass is a quintet featuring veteran performers from that musically rich city. During the holiday season, Boston Brass (joined by a mostly brass big band) tours with a ...

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 ...

December 15th marks the centennial of one of the seminal figures of jazz, Stan Kenton, who died in 1979. Kenton, who was born in Wichita and raised in Bell, was a ceaseless innovator who was once ...