The Anthony Kiedis-led band took on the Tony Flow moniker in the early 1980s before settling on a better label, which was inspired by the “hot” or “red hot” names of early jazz bands.

Saxophone virtuoso Charlie Parker, left, brought Miles Davis, right, into his bebop band in the 1940s ... Herbie Hancock made a name for himself in fusing jazz and popular music Singer Ella ...

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The Bucknell University Jazz Band offers students of all majors and academic interests the opportunity to experience modern and historically important literature in a traditional big band environment.

Over the course of his decorated career, jazz guitar legend Mike Stern has worked with some of the genre’s biggest names, ...

The current game schedule can be found on the Go Riverhawks website. The UMass Lowell Pep Band, also known as the Jazz Rock Big Band, is under the direction of Dan Lutz, and Deb Huber. Established in ...