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CINCINNATI -- John Von Ohlen, a legendary jazz drummer and co-founder of the Blue Wisp Big Band, has died. He was 77. Von Ohlen was introduced to big band music at a very young age.

The second thing he did was assemble 15 crack session men for the Tommy Igoe Big Band. It plays every Monday night at the Rrazz Room in the Hotel Nikko, with Igoe, 47, as bandleader and drummer.

Then the drummer propels the swing of the big band standard "Too Close for Comfort" with a big, relaxed style. On Wednesday night, Von Ohlen was reigning over his drum set with the 16-piece Blue ...

Young drummer UK winner 'will be in big band' Story by Simon Marks - BBC News • 1mo. The UK's top young drummer has been ...

Big band and jazz drummer Louie Bellson, a master musician who performed with such greats as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman and his late wife, Pearl Bailey, has died. He was 84.

Nick Fatool, 85, jazz drummer who played with a succession of top-ranked big bands in the late 1930s and early '40s. ... Big Band Jazz Drummer. L.A. Times Archives. Sept. 30, 2000 12 AM PT .

Foo Fighters drummer Josh Freese announced he'd been fired from the band He said he was "not angry — just a bit shocked and disappointed" Freese had been in the group since May 2023, when he ...

Drummer Zak Starkey said he is “surprised and saddened” in his first comments since he was kicked out of the Hall of Fame rock band The Who. “I’m very proud of my near thirty years with ...

This was the drummer’s third stint with Primus. Alexander 59, originally joined the band in 1989 and left in 1996, rejoined in 2003 and exited again in 2010 before returning in 2013.

The popular jam band Goose has announced the departure of its drummer over alleged personal “behavior” issues. Now, he’s firing back. In a statement posted to social media on Sunday, the ...

Drummer Mark O’Connell has announced his departure from Taking Back Sunday after almost 25 years with the band. O’Connell posted the announcement on his Instagram page, thanking fans for their ...