World War II left a profound mark on jazz. When so many musicians were drafted into the armed forces, big bands struggled to ...

There's no shortage of great epic movies set during World War II, as classics like Saving Private Ryan, Das Boot, and The ...

Just two weeks after American forces landed at Normandy on D-Day, Jack Leroy Tueller, one of those Americans, was taking sniper fire with the rest of his unit. Instead of sitting helplessly, Tueller ...

World War II veteran Eugene Passarella celebrated his 100th birthday at the Gino J. Merli Veterans Center on Tuesday, complete with cake, balloons, live music and an abundance of friends and family.

TRANSCRIPT: I’m Mark Rapp, and this is Rapp on Jazz. After World War II, jazz entered a bold new chapter. The big band era ...