She honed her rudiments in a middle school drum-and-fife band and played her first professional gig — in a funk trio — when she was 13. That was the same year her older sister moved away.

Chicago jazz musician Ernest Dawkins leads a drumming circle and live band at Hamilton Park in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood on June 22, 2019. ‘The magic connection’ ...

Dig into 13 tracks from this influential drummer and bandleader, chosen by writers and musicians including several former ...

Wynton Marsalis is managing and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, whose big band Riley played and recorded with for 17 years. Riley helped develop the drum parts to Marsalis' Pulitzer ...

Krauss, a 27-time Grammy Award-winner, last performed in San Diego with Led Zeppelin alum Robert Plant. She and her band, ...

Very much a local gathering, the free festival is an effort to have music bring people together in an informal, urban setting. Rooted in the community but inviting to all who want to share its values, ...

The Front Porch Pandemic Jazz Band was started by sax player Greg Pardue (Forecast), Jack Hoffman (piano, drums), and Roy Jenkins (bass) in April 2020, at the beginning of the Covid pandemic ...

The band formed in February 2021, with Chamberlain on vocals, Kenny Fong on saxophone, Parker Andreezi on trumpet, Aidan Woodward on upright bass, Matt Morrison on drums and Christian Lucy on ...

Big bands were built in the 1920s and ’30s to blast young dancers with layers of rhythm, but creative composers seeking a larger canvas have kept the form alive. Hear 12 big selections.

He served the Marching Band of Pride as a drum major in 2024, shouldering responsibility for its overall success by conducting the full band, coordinating logistics and managing student leadership.