Roy Haynes, versatile jazz drummer, Long Islander, dies at 99
Roy Haynes, the powerful and prolific jazz drummer whose career stretched from the swing era of the 1940s to the fusion era ...
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Taylor Swift’s swing through Toronto, by the numbers
Just how big is the hype around Taylor Swift? Her swing through Toronto, set to begin Thursday, seems to be temporarily ...
Jazz legend Wynton Marsalis says America’s democracy is ‘in swing’
At Fortune’ s Global Forum conference on Monday in New York City, Wynton Marsalis, trumpeter legend and director of Jazz at ...
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Cain’s Ballroom Was the Home of Bob Wills. It’s Now Ground Zero for Red Dirt Music
John Cooper qualifies as a Cain’s expert. As a co-founder of the Red Dirt Rangers, a long-time Oklahoma folk-rock outfit and ...
Quincy Jones, maestro behind Sinatra and MJ, said music filled a void. Take a look back
Quincy Jones, the famed record producer and arranger who taught Sinatra to swing hard in the ‘60s and who made pop music a ...
Paquito D’Rivera and N.J. Symphony bring ‘that swing’ to Mozart at NJPAC | Review
The New Jersey Symphony just proved Duke Ellington’s old adage true once again: It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing. The group’s concert last Thursday at the New Jersey Performing Arts ...
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The Glenn Miller Orchestra will bring Swing era classic hits to Mechanics Hall
The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra, as the group is billed for the Nov. 16 show, visits a lot of performance venues.
Jazz At Lincoln Center Pays Tribute To The Legends Of Bebop
Jazz at Lincoln Center this weekend is offering the world premiere, of a new piece it commissioned, "Everything Changes." ...
Houston Symphony ditches the woodwinds, adds some saxes and goes swing this weekend
With concerts set for this weekend with guests Byron Stripling, Leo Manzari and Carmen Bradford, the orchestra aims to turn Jones Hall into a jazz-age nightspot ...
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Swing dance transforms art at Asai Bangkok
The vibrancy of swing dance is transformed into visual art during "Mood Swing", which will kick off on Saturday and run until ...
LouderSound on MSN1d
If anyone fancies giving us £50,000 so we can buy Prince's beautiful bespoke guitar, we'd be most grateful. Thanks in advance, friends
A stunning guitar owned and played by Prince is among the highlights of the Marvels of Modern Music collection currently up ...
‘A Wonderful World’ Broadway Review: James Monroe Iglehart Brings Louis Armstrong Back To Swingin’ Live
The Louis Armstrong Musical, starring a terrific James Monroe Iglehart ( Aladdin, Hamilton) as the legendary Satchmo, opens ...