Mel Lewis

FROM the spine-tingling blare of the carnyx, a 2,000-year-old Celtic war horn, to the jazz sounds of Thad Jones or Duke Ellington, or the avant-garde "classical" music of Ligeti or Berio may seem a quantum leap, historically, stylistically and culturally, but they're all grist to the mill for trombonist and blower of exotic brass John Kenny. Read More

The Jazz Studies Department at the Eastman School of Music will present composer, valve trombonist and conductor Bob Brookmeyer in celebration of his upcoming 80th birthday and also for his lifetime achievement in jazz. Read More

An educator at the Eastman School of Music and former student of legendary composer and arranger Bob Brookmeyer, Rivello's large ensemble has been playing regularly for the past eight years at the renowned Village Vanguard. Read More