Do you hanker for the great sounds of the Big Band era? Would you give your eye-tooth to once again dance to music of the greats such as Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman? Then, hanker no more. Every ...
LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) - Swing and sway to the music of the Big Band Era at the Silent Wings Museum on Friday, November 8, 2024. Doors open at 5 p.m. and admission is FREE. Enjoy dance lessons ...
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra Big Band performed at the University of Lynchburg on Sunday. The theme was a celebration of the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day as the band ...
When and where: 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, Scituate Center for the Performing Arts, 606 Chief Cushing Highway About: Boston’s premiere Rat Pack tribute big band sets up shop on the South Shore for the ...
The Big Band era is alive and well for a group of local musicians whose taste for jazz drew them to one another, and into the Calumet Ridge Jazz Ensemble. For trumpet player Tony Barenie, "there's ...
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 ...
POTTSVILLE — The M&J Big Band of Pottsville is “swinging into 2025” with “energy, passion and a full slate of performances” as it celebrates its 15th anniversary “of delivering the iconic sounds of ...