He also chooses pieces written by well-known composers of band music as well as arrangements of pieces ... the work because “it highlights our brass players. Dawn Crowther, one of our horn ...

The band Chicago is never short on anniversaries. It’s been, for instance, 58 years since the brass-fueled rock troupe formed ...

imaginative instrumental arrangements and the classic American pop song probably will embrace this recording. Chicago’s heartfelt evocation of the Big Band era succeeds not simply because the ...

A few minutes later, it's Chicago's “25 or 6 to 4.” This is band practice for Northern ... at a recent rehearsal. The brass section nailed the arrangement's signature syncopation.

Ever since the band ... infancy, Chicago long ago lost any critical juice, derided for its preponderance of big-production ballads and its continued reliance on the now-dated horn section ...

Forging bonds with Chicago jam icons ... but when the band members found out, they passed down the knowledge to their buddies in Strange Arrangement. “On the touring side, Umphrey’s McGee ...

LowDown Brass Band is a uniquely strong representation of Chicago Music culture. The sound of this all-horn band leans heavily on dancehall and street beat rhythm, with the energy of hip hop ...