The New Jersey Performing Arts Center has launched its search for the “next great jazz vocalist” through the 14th annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. Applications are being ...

In honor of what would’ve been jazz great Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday on April 29, the top 15 high school jazz bands from across the nation will be competing for the Essentially Ellington ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – For most high school jazz bands, getting invited to perform in the prestigious Essentially Ellington festival would be a once-in-a-lifetime honor. The Jazz Orchestra at Byron Center ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tomatoes, mosquitoes, concrete highway barriers — such things have made New Jersey famous. To that roll of honor, add the bands ...

The achievement ranked the ensemble as the nation's top jazz band from a historically Black college or university and the top collegiate jazz band in Texas.

Registration for the 14th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition Closes September 2, 2025. The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) continues to accept applicants for the 14th ...

A new festival's second edition will bring young musicians from nearly 40 jazz bands and vocal groups to Bremerton venues on Feb. 5-6.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Central High School’s band earned the top spot at the Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival. Central High’s jazz band traveled to New York City to compete against ...

The 14th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, hosted at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, celebrates the legacy of the iconic Newark-born singer. This global contest ...