That U.S.-hip-sounding line, strangely enough, is as British as “jolly good,” or “raw-ther.” It describes a musical fad that has washed over Britain. “Trad” is traditional jazz, the 1920s variety now ...

Trombonist Rick Trolsen takes a break from Bonerama and his Brazilian-themed Gringo do Choro project to release a new CD of traditional New Orleans jazz, "Sunrise on Bourbon Street"; Trolsen and his ...

Sorry to return to the Mercury prize for a second week, but this is only a passing spin-off from that much-discussed event. Observer music critic Kitty Empire, one of the Mercury judges, described the ...

A live traditional jazz set including such trad jazz standards “Black Bottom” and “That’s A Plenty”, the bluesy “St. James Infirmary” and “Tin Roof Blues”, and the moody ballad “Do You Know What It ...

Wendell Eugene, one of the most respected and longest-serving trombonists in traditional New Orleans jazz, died Tuesday of pneumonia. He was 94. Eugene still performed at the Palm Court Jazz Cafe and ...

You will receive many opportunities to perform with a variety of ensembles large and small. In addition to regular CU big band and combo concerts on campus, students often perform in other venues in ...