The first brass bands were formed in the 1800s, when factory and colliery owners would buy musical instruments for their ...

and gives attention to every brass instrument which has been regularly used, with information about the way they are played, the uses to which they have been put, and the importance they have had in ...

The trumpeter, now 89, is at work on albums, live shows and sculptures, driven by the joy of creating and communicating. “I ...

A genuine renaissance man of the horn, Zollar is a singular voice on the instrument that is jazz music's ... as a member of Wynton Marsalis' brass section in the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, The ...

Fall fun continues this week with plenty of indoor and outdoor options. If the weather cooperates, you can take in an urban ...

Born on July 26, 1951 in Otsu, Shiga, Japan, Tamura first picked up the trumpet while performing in his junior high brass band. He began his professional ... they function as a free jazz rhythm ...

Perhaps the best rhythm section ... that instrument in a genre that is built for volume is like having a guitar in a jazz ...

Saturday’s lineup was skewed around its headliner, Loyle Carner, hosting artists across the current jazz and rnb landscape ... Ware was joined by backing singers and a dancing brass section, setting ...

The Cigar-Box guitar became an indelible part of his image ... instruments to do so. The bent trumpet with its uniquely shaped upturned bell became an internationally renowned trademark for jazz ...

The Beatles made fantastic music, even when it was just the four of them playing their regular instruments. But their willingness to incorporate other sounds into their formula often paid great ...

Whenever the Phish frontman appears on the hallowed cover of Guitar World he has his Languedocs with him. But what makes them ...

A trailblazer of the modern jazz club scene in Japan marked its 50th anniversary in August, celebrating a rich history of big-name artists – such as jazz phenomenon Art Blakey – performing there.