Big bands were built in the 1920s and ’30s to blast young dancers with layers of rhythm, but creative composers seeking a ...

Joe Gransden and his Big Band will be performing a concert called 100 Years of Swing at Peachtree Road United Methodist ...

Local jazz orchestra Swingin’ Door Big Band will perform at Gala, 1023 Egg Harbor Road in Sturgeon Bay, on Sept. 26, 7 pm. A ...

Each band had its own arranger, who wrote the music. Although there were still some improvised solos in swing music, playing the parts that were written by the arranger was very important.

Howard Beach residents enjoyed timeless music under the stars on Thursday, Aug. 29, during the annual Arnie Mig Big Band ...

Band Director Bill Galloway introduces a musical piece to the audience as the Ceredo-Kenova Alumni Band performs a Big Band swing music concert at the Ceredo Wellness Center on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024.

an early 20th century jazz instrumentalist best known for his bass sax in the speakeasy era just before the advent of big band swing music. Lucky for Dallas, Tolentino never came out from under ...

The “bad boys” of the “British Invasion,” they were ostensibly the Fab Four’s only true competition in terms of commercial ...

Local Basingstoke band, the Clive Fortune Big Band directed by Clive Fortune, is helping to raise funds for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight ...

The Riley Center has announced The Jazz Ambassadors of The United States Army Field Band is making a stop in the Queen City. ...

Neon Swing X-perience has been jumpin’ and jivin’ across area stages, playing a lively blend of vintage Americana music styles, including big-band, swing, rockabilly, hot jazz and blues.

One of the highlights this year is the return of jazz vocalist Nicole Zuraitis. Savannah music lovers may remember Zuraitis’s ...