He continued to lead bands and perform throughout his life, contributing significantly to the popularity of jazz and swing music. Woody Herman was a clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and ...

Swing à la Django is an innovative six-membered band, who have created a special style-mix in their music harmonizing gypsy swing, authentic bossa nova, Hungarian folk music, French chansons, tango ...

The ESC’s sound is a powerful combination of vintage samples, electro beats, gypsy-jazz guitar, electric double bass, keys, live drums and dirty synths. Fronted by an engaging female double-act, who ...

It was back in 1924 when The Whitby first opened its doors to struggling chorus girls, traveling jazz musicians, theater ...

In celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month, the museum talks with musician Delbert Anderson. The sources of Anderson’s always-evolving art are eclectic, ranging from jazz standards and ...

Once upon a time jazz heads could hit such Big Apple venues as the Cotton Club (if they were white) and the Savoy and dance the night away to the likes of Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis ...

And he was influenced by “swing” music—an offshoot of jazz that was sweeping the nation in the 1930s.

The band was formed at the Jazz Department of NTNU in 2018 and is a jazz orchestra made up of 11 musicians, who are ...