Southern musical forms changed as they grew to national popularity during the 1930s and 1940s. They thrived ... the western swing dance music of Bob Wills, the honky-tonk music of Ernest Tubb ...

She would go on to record other swing-era hits with Krupa and Stan Kenton ... On this edition of Night Lights we‘ll delve into the music of her early years, when the big band era was at its ...

The Glenn Miller Orchestra will perform at Mechanics Hall on Nov. 16, and music director Eric Stabnau thinks it's an ideal ...

Jazz was immensely popular as dance music (until the 1940s when bop came in,) and in ... This style swept the nation because of its swing and upbeat, danceable drive, and strong sense of rhythm ...

The first hipsters were young Black jazz aficionados in 1940s Harlem. Their hipster culture ... the “preponderance of squares ...

Pachucos, young Mexican Americans with a penchant for flashy attire, embraced zoot suit fashion, jump blues, jazz and swing music and affirmed ... In the 1940s the Pachucos emerged in L.A. and ...

Jazz vocalist Andy James released her new album, LET ME SEE YOUR HEART, featuring original songs and classics. The album ...

Jazz at Lincoln Center this weekend is offering the world premiere, of a new piece it commissioned, "Everything Changes." ...

The Jazz Loft, which features a Louis Jordan exhibit in its museum, is located at 275 Christian Ave., Stony Brook. For more ...

The Hannah Block Historic USO and Community Arts Center will take a retro approach to celebrating the nation's military ...