One of the more difficult aspects of reviewing Tantara's series of impressive salutes to Stan Kenton and his music is knowing where to begin. As on Volume 1 of the label's Double Feature (with Volume ...

Fasten your seat belts, Kenton fans. Just when you feared the once-overflowing wellspring of material from the Stan Kenton Orchestra's archives may have run dry, along comes Tantara Productions with ...

The Central City Swing Band will feature music composed and/or arranged by the musical legend Stan Kenton during its annual Spring Concert, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, at Unity Chapel of Light Church ...

Stan Kenton big band lovers were out in force at the Brand Library & Art Center’s free special event on Saturday. The Recital Hall was standing room only as some 85 patrons listened to Kenton ...

With reference to Don Heckman’s article on the reasons for the demise of the big bands (“The Big Band Survival Kit,” June 16), reader Marty Capune (Letters, June 23) refers to two American Federation ...

Here are the members of Kenton’s band in “Prologue: This is An Orchestra” from the album New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm: Thanks to Guido Herrera-Yance, host on KXLU’s long-running Latin radio ...

Officially, it is "the Mike Vax Big Band featuring alumni of the Stan Kenton Orchestra," but the ensemble that will perform Wednesday at the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame is usually called simply "The ...

Even at their happy best, big jazz bands evoke a sorrowful mood. They can’t help it. They are spectacles of the past, like circuses or dirigibles, and no matter how good they are, their fans usually ...

In 1952, Stan Kenton recorded a piece called “Prologue: This is An Orchestra.” In the 10 minute work he introduces all the members of his jazz orchestra: the drummer, bassist, saxophonists, trumpet ...