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In 2016, the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra faced a scandal that cast doubt on its very future. The road to recovery has been, in the words of the group's new CEO, "a tightrope walk."

This weekend's Art of Cool Festival in Durham, N.C., aims to expand the audience for improvised music. So it's booked performers from modern R&B, hip-hop and beyond with deep jazz influences.

This spring, bassist and composer Dave Holland has been touring with his Big Band, and he's released a new recording with the ensemble. The CD is called Overtime, and it's out on his own label, Dare2Records. Holland tells Liane Hansen about swinging with a big-band sound.

Before social media, the film Purple Rain gave audiences a peek into Prince's musical life. Band members say the true genesis of the title song was much less combative than the version presented in the film.

Writer Bob Daughtry has a review of the latest CD from the New Orleans' The Dirty Dozen Brass Band. The CD is titled Medicated Magic, and celebrates the group's 25th anniversary.

In the age of rock, big bands offered a suggestion that musical power could still emanate from non-electric sources.

Sheilah Kast talks with The Big Phat Band's leader, Gordon Goodwin, about his revival of big-band music for a new era. Goodwin pulls in some of L.A.'s best studio sidemen to perform his intricate and swinging arrangements. The group is not only popular in jazz venues; it also has a following in high schools and colleges, where they often perform. Their CD XXL will be released next month in a dual CD/DVD format on Silverline records.

Sunday, 9-30 at 11 PM on Half Past we'll hear music by Kenins Talivaldis, Nigel Clarke, Norman Dello Joio & Thomas Christian David. Music from the past…

Retired accountant Kent Broussard of Baton Rouge decided to go back to college so he could audition for a spot in the LSU Tigers Marching Band. He made the cut.

The new Broadway musical "Gettin' the Band Back Together" isn't lasting long - it's scheduled to close Sept. 16. Hear Howard Shapiro's review of the…