World Stage Big Band

The World Stage Big Band returns for a workshop coordinated by Billy McCoy. This is a large-ensemble rehearsal band session rather than a billed feature set with named individual performers. The program moves through the decades of jazz development across the past century, using the big-band format to explore the wide range of music written and performed for large jazz ensembles. No guest artists or specific lineup are listed for this date.

The ensemble is part of The World Stage’s regular programming in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, where it is described as a rehearsal band. Its stated focus is the “wide and wonderful world of jazz as performed by a large ensemble,” with McCoy guiding a survey of jazz’s changing language across successive decades. Available information does not identify the band’s individual musicians, a fixed personnel roster, or artists it has played with. It also provides no reviews or critical quotations about the group, so this evening is best understood through its practical purpose: a continuing large-ensemble workshop devoted to playing and studying jazz history.