As orchestras around the country celebrate 'Rhapsody in Blue' throughout 2024, it’s important to think of the piece as more than just music.

Grammy nominated trumpet virtuoso Jens Lindemann is bringing his 12-piece band to Kearney to celebrate with a swinging new big band arrangement of the super classic, Gershwin's “Rhapsody In Blue.” ...

Grammy nominated trumpet virtuoso Jens Lindemann is bringing his 12-piece band to Kearney to celebrate with a swinging new big band arrangement of the super classic, Gershwin's “Rhapsody In Blue.” ...

'Rhapsody in Blue,' Gershwin's musical melting pot, at 100 On Feb. 12, 1924, a sassy fusion of jazz and classical music debuted in New York, sparking a mutual exchange of ideas still debated today.

Trumpet virtuoso Jens Lindemann and his piccolo trumpet are featured in the new arrangement of Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue," set for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, at Grand Island Senior ...

Fleck describes adapting “Rhapsody in Blue” as a musical Everest. “On a piano, you have 10 fingers and 81 keys. On a banjo, I can only strike three notes at a time,” Fleck said.

The last pianist to play "Rhapsody in Blue" with the Akron Symphony Orchestra was Assistant Conductor Levi Hammer in 2012.

The version of Rhapsody played on Friday, which will be repeated at 8 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, was not another reimagining. But sometimes it felt like one.

The Columbus Jazz Orchestra's 2025-26 season at the Southern Theatre begins Oct. 10-12 with pianist Bobby Floyd playing Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue." Jazz Arts Group also will host a series at ...

One of the 20th century’s most enduring, endearing works of classical music, George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” was written and premiered in 1924.