Smithsonian collection of recordings: RD 108 (additional numbers: RJ 0014; S25-17618). Continues the title: Big band jazz. Compact discs. Program notes by Bill Kirchner, with bibliography and index ...

Savor the sounds of big band jazz and swing with this compendium of live performance clips from some of the genres most legendary musicians Besides innovative clarinetist composer and bandleader Artie ...

This column is sponsored by Arlington Arts/Arlington Cultural Affairs, a division of Arlington Economic Development. South Arlington’s neighborhoods were undoubtedly fertile ground for women musicians ...

From its inception in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Jazz was considered the only true American art form. Its sound is a melting pot of musical influences, incorporating remnants of ragtime, ...

Big bands were built in the 1920s and ’30s to blast young dancers with layers of rhythm, but creative composers seeking a larger canvas have kept the form alive. Hear 12 big selections. By Giovanni ...