If friends have invited you to enjoy a "Grand Nonetto" with them, might you anticipate a sedate dance or perhaps an elegant dessert topped with nuts? No. A nonet is a musical composition scored for ...

Eyevin Nonet is a Montréal-based jazz ensemble born out of admiration for the music of the late New-York saxophonist Thomas Chapin. The nonet was created by drummer/leader Ivan Bamford, who had ...

The venerable Czech Nonet has been playing concerts and recording for more than 80 years. No, there are no original members in the group, yet through world wars and cold wars this ensemble has evolved ...

Arranging for nonet is a lot like arranging for big band. You’ve got all the elements, but you miss out on the doubling. Instead of power and some anonymous hard blowing, you get a balanced approach ...

The opening work to be performed at the Sunflower Music Festival chamber ensemble concert Tuesday night was so good that its composer, Louise Farrenc, was finally able to demand and receive equal pay ...

Running a large jazz ensemble is no easy task these days, if only because of the economics involved. So give Chicago tenor saxophonist Sam Burckhardt credit for having the gumption to lead a nonet, ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) As on its first night, the action on the DC Jazz Festival‘s ...

The venerable Czech Nonet has been playing concerts and recording for more than 80 years. No, there are no original members in the group. But through world wars and cold wars, the ensemble has evolved ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Oregon-born Frank Griffith is a saxophonist, clarinettist and arranger who, after 15 years in New York, moved ...