It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing — all you’ve got to do is stagger your timing. For decades, fans of jazz music have debated why some songs have swing — the characteristic swaying ...

“Holiday Swing!,” the Charleston Jazz Orchestra’s (CJO) annual Christmas program, is an accessible, fun way to enjoy jazz Dec. 6 at the Charleston Music Hall. For each of the last 18 years, the CJO’s ...

Joseph Polidoro: What can a 35-millisecond moment in swing jazz tell us about our sense of hearing, our capacity for music, and even human consciousness? Scientists have made a breakthrough discovery ...

Blues and jazz gave birth to swing music, and Colorado played a role in that development. The music was nurtured in the state by Glenn Miller, who began his musical exploration in Fort Morgan, as well ...

The first definitive biography of Gene Krupa, the most famous drummer on the planet, whose feverish rhythms defined the Swing Era, changed jazz music forever, spurred rock and roll, and influenced ...

The Sweet & Hot Quartet will perform at MSU’s Charles H. Templeton Ragtime and Jazz Festival March 25th and 26th. (Submitted photo) STARKVILLE, Miss.—“If you don’t feel it, you’ll never know it,” ...

The Ditties channel the most exciting qualities of classic close-harmony acts, while incorporating song and storytelling elements that reflect not only their personal struggles and aspirations, but ...

The Plummer Jazz Quintet will bring jazz and rhythm to Dunn Meadow on Friday as the musical act for this week’s “Swing in September” jazz festival. The Friday festival, which kicks off at 6:30 p.m.

One of Columbia's most respected musical institutions officially kicks off its new season Sunday, Aug. 24, when the "We Always Swing" Jazz Series hosts a launch party on The Roof atop The Broadway ...

"I want to do something for my community that says, 'You have another choice for entertainment,'" says Hertel, a married father of four who works in the Office of Institutional Research at Gonzaga ...

The recent Southeast Junior High jazz band concert reminded me how community music is all around us. I had a compelling reason to attend in that a grandson was in the band. What I hadn’t counted on ...