In 1934, after years of struggle, the American clarinetist Benny Goodman assembled a band that included Gene Krupa on drums, ...

There’s something irresistible about those infectious bebop rhythms from the big band swing era. They have a way of going through your ears and straight to your feet and even if you aren’t ...

ABOUT 150 people attended a dance at Henley town hall to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day. The event, which took ...

Herschel Evans and Chu Berry: the short careers of two tenor masters of the swing era article by Larry Slater, published on May 16, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more Radio & Podcasts articles ...

POTTSVILLE — The M&J Big Band of Pottsville is “swinging into 2025” with “energy, passion and a full slate of performances” as it celebrates its 15th anniversary “of delivering the ...

"I wanted to do something for the war," Marie said, remembering the era of WWII ... He pulled in Moonlighters Big Band to play some old tunes, and brought Music City Swing Dance in to give ...

By CAROLYN BROWN Staff Writer Legendary Afrofuturist bandleader, composer, and musician Sun Ra had an eye on the cosmos.

How Jazz Shaped Bollywood’s Golden Age article by Karan Khosla, published on May 13, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more Jazz In South Asia articles ...

The jazz vibe continues at 2 p.m. with the U.S. Army's 19-piece ensemble, The Jazz Ambassadors, who draw on big band charts from the Swing Era with an emphasis on Duke Ellington, Count Basie and ...

They moved the action from the Roaring 20s of the movie to the big band and swing era of the 1930s, and they gave the musical a more modern sensibility. (Incidentally, this is not the first ...