There's a whole world under the surface and only Ron has any idea about it.

At the Hot Club of New York, patrons revisit the music’s past by spinning shellac 78 RPM discs of recordings made in the ...

Lost recordings of the early decades of jazz are particularly rare and greatly valued, as the great soloists of the swing era were constrained by the length of the 78rpm shellac disc. Jazz fans and ...

John Hammond was one of the most important tastemakers and gatekeepers not only in the history of jazz but in the larger arena of American music. His work as a producer, talent scout and general ...

Rock 'n' roller Rod Stewart and big-band leader Jools Holland share an enthusiasm for model trains, and music. So, when the two decided to get together to make an album of jazz classics from the 1930s ...

In 2020, I published A Map of Jazz: Crossroads of Music and Human Rights (WS Publishing), a book that looks at the culture of jazz on a timeline with cultures of the world. At more than 500 pages, the ...

AMSTERDAM — Linda Lee and the Foxcreek Band will play music from the swing era through the 1960s for square and round dancing from 4 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 29, at Elks Lodge 101, 8 Fourth Ave. Doors will ...

These days, young people are embracing the music and steps that kept their grandparents out late at night — swing dancing. And they are moving to the uniquely American big band sound that filled dance ...

1. In 1934, after years of struggle, the American clarinetist Benny Goodman assembled a band that included Gene Krupa on drums, Bunny Berigan on trumpet and Helen Ward on vocals. A six-month gig on ...