Woody Herman, who would have turned 100 on Thursday, bloomed early and late — and then later still. He turned pro by age 9, singing and dancing in movie theaters on summer vacation. He'd perform one ...

May 16, 2013 • He was a soulful reedman, an amazing talent scout for decades and a bandleader of one of the country's most popular acts. Born in 1913, Herman led "Thundering Herds" that were both big ...

Woody Herman was one of the premier bandleaders in jazz, saxophonist Joe Lovano says. "He didn't have the same chops and virtuosic approach like Benny Goodman or Artie Shaw, but he told a deep story," ...

When Woody Herman, one of America’s greatest band leaders, was ill and facing death in 1986 and 1987, he initially decided that his passing should spell the end of his famous “thundering herd” ...

Woody Herman's mid-1940s band was among the finest examples of this meaningful adaptation, and Mosaic's The Complete Columbia Recordings of Woody Herman and His Orchestra & Woodchoppers (1945-1947) ...

Woody Herman's fine band from the fifties never really got its due. It lives in the shadow of the more famous Second Herd, and most of Herman's records from this period remain out of print. However, ...

Pow! Pow! Pow! The surging exuberance and strength of the legendary Woody Herman Herd was re-created by the Lincoln Center Jazz orchestra, whose members rose to the occasion with big, broad explosive ...

Herb and The Herd — it was a match made in heaven. Dr. Herb Wong, who died in April 2014 at age 88, was an educator, author, broadcaster and internationally renowned jazz expert. One of his favorite ...

Woody Herman was one of the premier bandleaders in jazz, saxophonist Joe Lovano says. "He didn't have the same chops and virtuosic approach like Benny Goodman or Artie Shaw, but he told a deep story," ...