1 exponent of pseudo-Dixieland, Bob Crosby (brother ... just as Guy Lombardo’s creamy on-the-melody music had stayed on the top all through swing’s craze. In Los Angeles Woody Herman and ...

Swing dancing accompanied early jazz and symbolized freedom, a departure from stiff, formal European styles. There are basic ...

Showing good reinvention skills over the decades since its “Dixieland Jazz” start in 1990, the 32nd annual Redwood Coast ...

his irreverent reimagining of Dixieland music with Swing N' Dix, and his horns in drummer Matt Wilson's ensembles. Lederer's Balls of Simplicity moves into the world of chamber music, ...

Tauranga’s legendary ‘Mighty Wurli’ is taking centre stage for a rare musical extravaganza that takes the lively, upbeat ...

swing and Dixieland with the energy and spirit of contemporary culture. The band’s all-original core line-up includes Morris (lead vocals and guitar), Sodergren (drums), Dirk Shumaker (double ...

He was also influenced by the music his African-American friends sang in the cotton fields and later by Hispanic musicians in New Mexico. And he was influenced by “swing” music—an offshoot ...

Each band had its own arranger, who wrote the music. Although there were still some improvised solos in swing music, playing the parts that were written by the arranger was very important.

They were married in Aachen, and two years later had their own Dixieland band in Chicago (TIME. May 5, 1947). Marian’s music has never been in the same style as Jimmy’s. Although she can sock ...

Critics divide the music into "schools" - Dixieland, swing, bebop, hard bop, modal, free, avant-garde. But most young people are listening to rock 'n' roll.

Area residents are invited to join in a reunion performance of the former Our Gang Band at the Red Brick Tavern, 1700 Cumberland St., London, on Oct. 28 from 7 to 9 p.m.

Then adjust the sliders to see how shifts in turnout and support among different demographic groups could swing the Electoral College. See the scenarios below for examples. Biden Trump To build a ...