Benny Goodman rose from poverty in a Chicago tenement to become one of the biggest stars of the swing era, earning the nickname “King of Swing.” His music attracted a huge teenage following and helped ...

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, vocalists Nina Ferro, Topsy Chapman and Stephanie Nakasian join The Jim Cullum Jazz Band to recall female singers of the Swing Era— from Ella and Billie to Martha Tilton, ...

Today most big bands are part-time affairs, with leaders writing most if not all of the charts. These arrangements provide each band with its own musical personality, with the writing slightly more ...

Sixty-six years ago, this world we live in was much different. Hundreds of big bands played music that was melodic and swinging. Couples even touched when they danced. While catchy novelty tunes ...

The female counterpart to new jack swing, which exploded in the late 80s by fusing hip-hop, pop and R&B, was thrilling – but held back by sexism, racism and dodgy contracts A flash of Technicolor ...

Artie Shaw, the brilliant clarinetist and bandleader who epitomized the Big Band era with hits such as "Begin the Beguine" and "Stardust" before abandoning the music world for writing and other… By ...

When the Harlem Renaissance was in full swing, so was swing dance. A century later, “Swing!” celebrates the music and the moves of this era of jazz. The musical, featuring well-known songs by artists ...

Artie Shaw was born 100 years ago Sunday. He was a Swing Era sensation, a bandleader who lit a fire under a generation of jitterbuggers. He was also an outspoken, self-taught clarinetist who became a ...