Neal Hefti, a former big band trumpeter, arranger and composer who worked with Count Basie and Woody Herman and later composed the memorable themes for the movie “The Odd Couple” and the campy ...

Bill Finegan, who arranged hits for Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey before forming a big band with Eddie Sauter, another legendary arranger, died Wednesday in Bridgeport, Conn. He was 91. The cause ...

THE ARTS / Big band arranger has lots of swing in his step / Bay Area musicians flock to ...

I had an absolute blast singing the lead vocal on Gerhard Guter’s incredible 3/4 big band arrangement of Pure Imagination, ...

The Tom Matta Big Band’s recording “Components” was one of the notable albums from Minnesotans in 2013, with strong compositions, polished arrangements and artful solos. The tunes Read more → ...

Neal Hefti, a former big band trumpeter, arranger and composer who worked with Woody Herman and Count Basie and later composed the memorable themes for the movie “The Odd Couple" and the campy hit TV ...

I had a great time singing the lead vocal part for Gerhard Guter’s stunning big band arrangement of “Pure Imagination” in 3/4. The shift into waltz time gives this classic song a graceful ...

Sammy Nestico, ‘the Rolls Royce of composers and arrangers’ in big-band jazz, dies at 96 A longtime Carlsbad resident, Nestico completed his final album — a Billie Holiday tribute with ...

Andy Kirk’s big band in 1938 performing pianist Mary Lou Williams’ composition and arrangement “Mary’s Idea.” James Reese Europe’s 369 th U.S. Infantry Hellfighters band before that ...

On most nights, Rooster's Roadhouse, in an industrial section near the estuary in Alameda, is a mecca for fans of hard rock and punk. But on Wednesday nights the scene changes when Soundwave, a 20 ...