Nick Brignola was one of the greatest baritone saxophonists of the 20th century and this album was one of his best and most far-ranging efforts. Focusing on straight ahead and bop oriented material, ...

Nick Brignola was one of the most robust baritone sax players and could burn with the best of them. Even though he usually took a back seat to Gerry Mulligan or Pepper Adams in popularity polls, he ...

TROY — Rain showers didn’t dampen the spirits of those gathered to honor the one of “Troy Little Italy’s favorite sons” — the late Nicholas Brignola — a world-renowned musician and Collar City native.

Were you Seen at the Capital Region Thomas Edison Music Awards (The Eddies) Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, inducting Pauline Oliveros, Nick Brignola, Jackie Alper, Don Wilcock, David Alan Miller, ...

It wasn’t just jazz fans who crowded into the Van Dyck in Schenectady on Saturday night, making for a standing-room-only evening. Memories and love filled the room to capacity, as well, for the annual ...

For Gazette music writer Michael Hochanadel’s preview of this show, click here. Put together the top area jazz talents, multiply them by their respect for the late, great Nick Brignola and the math ...

You can get a lot of things out of school, but swing isn't one of them. Nick Brignola, who occasionally travels the country conducting clinics for Yamaha instruments, gets to see a lot of what will be ...

When the Jazz Educators Journal published the results of its first musician poll late last year, it was Nick Brignola who came out the winner in the bari- tone saxophone category. Brignola will appear ...