Bandleader

Bandleader Robert "Bucket" Hingley has been an American ambassador for the style for a long time, and the Toasters play it devotedly down the middle, with an ear for the music's political elements as well as its roots as nourishing Jamaican dance music.

From Ska to Soul, a Flavor for Every Tastemaker Andy Battaglia 2011

Bandleader and drummer Max Weinberg, known for his years of service with Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band as well as Conan O'Brien's NBC late-night talk shows, is bringing the sounds of Count Basie and Buddy Rich to the stage with a 15-piece band.

A Hiro's Welcome for Spring Swing Pia Catton 2011

Johnny Otis | 1921-2012 Bandleader and impresario Johnny Otis produced the original version of "Hound Dog" and wrote and performed the 1958 hit "Willie and the Hand Jive."

White R&B Legend Traveled 'Chitlin' Circuit' With Pride Stephen Miller 2012

(Soundbite of song, "Zest for a Zizz") WHITEHEAD: Bandleader Joost Buis also learned a lot from Duke Ellington pieces.

Joost Buis And Astronotes: Controlled Anarchy 2010

Bandleader and guitarist Dave Mustaine has harbored a storied grudge since getting kicked out of an early incarnation of Metallica in 1983, but the split tipped the scales for metal as we know it, with revered Megadeth albums like "Peace Sells…But Who's Buying?" and "Rust in Peace" rivaling Metallica classics for equal prominence in the canon.

Brazen Beats and Metal Mayhem Andy Battaglia 2012

Leah Nash for The Wall Street Journal Bandleader Larry Nobori spent time as a small child at a camp in Jerome, Ark. Three years ago, the retired Portland music teacher was recruited to train musicians to play at the annual Minidoka internment reunion in Twin Falls, Idaho.

Minidoka Swing 2010

Leah Nash for The Wall Street Journal Bandleader Larry Nobori spent time as a small child at a camp in Jerome, Ark. Three years ago, the retired Portland music teacher was recruited to train musicians to play at the annual Minidoka internment reunion in Twin Falls, Idaho.

Minidoka Swing 2010

(Soundbite of song, "Horchata") Mr. EZRA KOENIG (Bandleader, Vampire Weekend): (Singing) In December, drinking horchata, I look psychotic in a balaclava.

Vampire Weekend: Beyond The Blogs 2010

Bandleader John Kirby (standing, playing bass) performs with his sextet circa 1955.

Leave It to the Experts 2010

Leah Nash for The Wall Street Journal Bandleader Larry Nobori spent time as a small child at a camp in Jerome, Ark. Three years ago, the retired Portland music teacher was recruited to train musicians to play at the annual Minidoka internment reunion in Twin Falls, Idaho.

Minidoka Swing 2010