The danceable swing style of big bands and bandleaders such as Benny Goodman was the dominant form of American popular music from 1935 to 1946, known as the swing era. The verb "to swing" is also used as a term of praise for playing that has a strong groove or drive. Notable ...
“True to the era, true to the music” – the Swing Time Big Band delivers the authentic arrangements from Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey, Stan Kenton, Glen Miller and so many, many more – the way they were intended to be played and enjoyed. With a song book of over 500...
The powerful 20-piece Swingtime Big Band vividly brings the Swing Era to life in three-dimensional sound, authentically recreating the style, musicality and essence of each iconic big band that originated the hits from the Great American Songbook. Swingtime’s high-energy performances embody the ...
... is a Band performing Jazz, Swing/Jump, Big Band, and Acoustic music. Swing Vipers infuses the timeless tunes of the early jazz era with a contemporary, gritty style of swing. As aficionados of great melody, we always honor the inherent beauty, art and story of each song while at ...
It celebrates the music of the Swing era of jazz (1930s–1946), including many...- Swing music is a style of jazz that developed in the United States during the late 1920s and early 1930s. It became nationally po***r from the mid-1930s...- An electoral swing analysis (or swing)...
New Orleans, or Dixieland, jazz is played by small bands usually made up of cornet or trumpet, clarinet, trombone, and a rhythm section that includes bass, drums, guitar, and sometimes piano. When the band marched, as it often did in the early days, the piano and bass were omitted and...
Jazz from the 40’s and 50’s Duke Ellington (piano, big band leader) and Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone) “Prelude to a Kiss” by Duke Ellington and Billy. American Popular Music Three Early Jazz Styles Swing Era. The swing era (also frequently referred to as the "big band era") was...
Swing Time Big Band brings to life the music of Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller and other Master Leaders of the Big Band era sounds of the 40’s. Our musical library also includes tunes of the 50’s and beyond!
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Well there is big band jazz, a faster swing rhythm that we often think of when we think of swing. Then there is a slightly slower swing music with a bit of a bounce that we might dance east coast swing to. Finally there is a blues or pop oriented style of music more popular for ...