One hundred years after his birth, big-band leader Stan Kenton is getting his props. Tomorrow night, the Manhattan School of Music Jazz Orchestra will perform Kenton “hits of the ’40s, ’50s, and ’60s ...

Being part of this weekend’s “Music of Stan Kenton” big band concert is like coming home for drummer Peter Erskine — musically and geographically. Erskine, 58, was part of Kenton’s band from 1972-75, ...

Here are the members of Kenton’s band in “Prologue: This is An Orchestra” from the album New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm: Thanks to Guido Herrera-Yance, host on KXLU’s long-running Latin radio ...

Before there were Dead Heads, Trekkies and even Beatlemaniacs, there were Kentonites. It’s difficult to believe that people like your father or uncle could have such unadulterated devotion to a leader ...

With reference to Don Heckman’s article on the reasons for the demise of the big bands (“The Big Band Survival Kit,” June 16), reader Marty Capune (Letters, June 23) refers to two American Federation ...

Learn about June Christy & Stan Kenton Orchestra -Need a great book to spring into the new season? This spring, Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind.

The world of jazz can be surprisingly intolerant, punishing musicians who ignore conventions or defy critics who think they know better. Thus Wynton Marsalis has been blasted for writing compositions ...

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 ...

February 17, 2012 • This year marks the centennial anniversary of a composer and bandleader who lacked neither audacity, volume nor controversy. Here are five songs from the man who called his music ...