From the coastal town of Malmo, Sweden, the eighteen-piece Tolvan Big Band has developed into one of the finest contemporary jazz orchestras in the world. Led by saxophonist and composer Helge Albin ...

What would happen if fusion, already a hybrid of musical genres, was compounded with the sound of big-band? Further, that both genres were stretched well outside the box? An ensemble of bright musical ...

My dad was a New York City jazz musician who played tenor saxophone. By the time I was 4 years old, I was already offended by the brash sound of the big band records he played in our home. But when he ...