Picture the “default” jazz band we all imagine, then rewind history to see how that lineup was assembled by accident, technology, and American culture. We trace how brass valves, Civil War surplus, ...

A fundraising campaign is underway in Whitefish to address a growing problem inside local school band rooms. Some aging instruments are no longer keeping up wit ...

Conn Selmer workers to rally against Eastlake plant closure, with video message from UAW President Shawn Fain.

Drinking With Instruments,” musicians played some thorny new music twice: the first sober, the second under the influence.

The Woodwind and Brass Concerto Competition is one installment in a free, three-part series. The School of Music also hosted ...

The brand's commitment to craftsmanship, innovation, and musician--forward design was reflected in multiple prestigious honors at The NAMM Show 2026, including the following award wins and industry ...

Two of the country’s finest chamber ensembles join forces for Tuesday Musical Association’s next concert at Akron’s E.J.

"I think this is our busiest carnival, Mardi Gras season yet, and it's exciting," says Fred Beltman, founder of Great Lakes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ELKHART — Conn Selmer, a longtime manufacturer of musical instruments, announced it will be closing its Eastlake, Ohio, ...

For over a century, workers in Eastlake, Ohio, built some of America's finest brass instruments. The factory produced C.G. Conn and Bach Stradivarius models that musicians played in orchestras and ...

EASTLAKE, Ohio — Conn Selmer has announced a tentative decision to close its Eastlake manufacturing plant by late June, a move that would shift production to Indiana and overseas. The Elkhart, Indiana ...

Back in 1998, with the ink on his master’s degree from Washington State University still wet, Jim Phillips joined the Spokane British Brass Band. He played trumpet with them — as principal soloist, in ...