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Known for his use of unusual meters and remarkable innovations, trumpeter Don Ellis gave the world plenty to think about. If it could be done in the manner that he prescribed, then there was no limit ...

Recording artist John Ellis – the man The New York Times called “an adept young saxophone player” who “seemed fascinated by the ways the songs actually functioned” – will bring his jazz band to ...

Of course, there are very real, official ways of measuring this region, this funky metropolitan statistical area that we call St. Louis. Beyond the maps, though, are countless, tiny decisions that ...

When 'Electric Bath' was released in 1967, another famous jazz trumpet player was also embarking on a change of sound that would have an enormous impact on the future of jazz music. A few weekends ago ...

South Carolina State University's former director of bands has been hired to lead Allen University's new "Band of Gold" marching band in fall semester 2018. Expected to field 100 members, it will be ...

Brooklyn’s impossible-to-Google Netherlands are best known for their frontman Timo Ellis, who in turn is best known for his laundry list of high-profile past collaborations. John Zorn, the Melvins, ...

For the past four years, the Doc Ellis Band has thrown a free party at the North River Grill at the Widows Walk Golf Course. This year, the party – like most everything else – is taking a different ...