Jazz Articles about Stan Kenton Legacy Orchestra

Stan Kenton Legacy Orchestra: Flyin' Through Florida

by Jack Bowers
August 22, 2018

The number of jazz-centered big bands “on the road" these days can be counted on the fingers of one hand with a digit or two to spare. The Glenn Miller and Count Basie orchestras remain randomly active, the Duke Ellington and Woody Herman progeny somewhat less so. As for the rest . . . R.I.P. Stan Kenton, another pillar of the Big Band Era, made it clear he wanted no “ghost band" touring and playing his music long after he ...