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Stan Kenton: Salute!
by Jack Bowers
Stan Kenton, one of the most renowned and influential bandleaders of the twentieth century, died on August 25, 1979. Fortunately—for the sake of history in general and creative music in particular—Kenton's remarkable legacy lives on, and in a perceptive and open-minded world would endure forever. Even to this day, small but devoted groups of enthusiasts share ...
Stan Kenton Orchestra: Mellophonium Memoirs
by Jack Bowers
Among bandleader Stan Kenton's many ensembles, surely none has given rise to as many differences of opinion--pro and con--as the Mellophonium Orchestra of the early 1960s. Audiences generally loved the warm and inviting sound of the mellophonium, residing in a nether region between trumpet and trombone; musicians, on the other hand--both those who played the mellophonium ...
Madison Mellophonium Jazz Orchestra Performs August 2 in Baraboo, WI
The Madison Mellophonium Jazz Orchestra will perform “Concerts on the Square" in Baraboo, WI on Thursday, August 2, 2012 from 6:30-8pm. Founder and Drummer, Rand Moore brings this wonderful 23 piece big band to this beautiful event for the third year in a row. Musical Director, Joel Kaye, will conduct. Joel was a baritone and Bass ...
