The disc draws, for the most part, from The Baden Baden Suite (Bass Lion, 2023), a previous realization from the bassist co-led by the WDR's current pianist, Billy Test, another American settled in ...

Performing in the U.S. for the first time in decades, Germany’s WDR Big Band, with musical director Bob Mintzer, will be among the featured artists at the 58th annual Elmhurst University Jazz Festival ...

Tribute to Jaco Pastorius by the WDR Big Band at the 33 Leverkusener Jazztage 2012 Germany WDR BIG BAND conducted by VINCE MENDOZA plays Jaco Pastorius compositions VICTOR BAILEY bass PETER ERSKINE ...

Quick and to the Point: WDR’s Latin Big Band offering with D’Rivera, Roditi and others. Big Band Time is yet another showcase for the first-rate WDR Big Band (WDR), featuring Paquito D’Rivera and ...

A legend of rock, punk and new wave, British musician Elvis Costello has enjoyed an international career spanning more than half a century, crowned with two Grammy Awards and a place in the Rock and ...

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.

Pianist composer Bill Laurance loved Brad Mehldau's record The Art of the Trio and listened to Radiohead and Roni Size as a teenager which, he says, is reflected in chords on the middle section of ...

Zawinul is onstage with the WDR Big Band from Germany and a special international rhythm section. The music is a tribute to the pioneering 1970s fusion collective Weather Report, originally with Wayne ...

Swiss trombonist and arranger Christophe Schweizer met Billy Hart 10 years ago, when the great drummer was giving an ensemble class at the Mannes College of Music in New York. A seed sown then springs ...

Early in the first set of a two-night/four-show run at Birdland by the WDR Big Band, its musical director, Bob Mintzer, gave the capacity crowd a brief bit of background on the ensemble we were ...

Hendrik Meurkens is set to play at Mezzrow in celebration of his recent album, which is out now. The album features Hendrik Meurkens on vibes and harmonica, Steve Ash on piano, Chris Berger on bass, ...