There was considerable evidence last week that big brassy jazz bands would have to pipe down or go away. After twelve years in which swing has been king, the crown is now passing to the sweet. Said ...

Blues and jazz gave birth to swing music, and Colorado played a role in that development. The music was nurtured in the state by Glenn Miller, who began his musical exploration in Fort Morgan, as well ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Phat Cat Swinger is the ultimate pop/hard-swing band led by founder, Marco Palos.

It seems that fiddler extraordinaire Mark O'Connor can't get enough of swing music these days. Two years ago, he released "Hot Swing!" a live trio recording inspired by the 1930s pairing of violinist ...

Clarinetist Benny Goodman was in the midst of a faltering national tour with his young orchestra when he arrived in Oakland late in the Depression-ridden summer of 1935 for a brief run at McFadden's ...