LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra Big Band performed at the University of Lynchburg on Sunday. The theme was a celebration of the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day as the band ...

Jason Burt is a history teacher in Clarksburg, Calif. He'd known his grandfather, Richard Burt, had played trumpet in the 746th Far East Air Force Band in the Philippines. A couple years ago, he and ...

World War II left a profound mark on jazz. When so many musicians were drafted into the armed forces, big bands struggled to ...

TRANSCRIPT: I’m Mark Rapp, and this is Rapp on Jazz. After World War II, jazz entered a bold new chapter. The big band era ...