(CBS 11) - Benny Goodman is recognized today as one of the most outstanding musicians and band leaders of the big band era of late 1930s and 1940s. Through his hard work and that of his band, he ...

All About Jazz readers are invited to enter the Mosaic Records The Columbia and OKeh Benny Goodman Orchestra Sessions 7-CD set giveaway starting today. We'll select one lucky winner at the conclusion ...

"His quicksilver tone, his insistent drive to swing the music, his ability to execute cleanly the most dramatic filigrees of passages – all these qualities made him one of the most imitated ...

Benny Goodman Orchestra’s 1943 concert at the Springfield Armory National Historic Site will be commemorated with a Big Band concert there featuring Simply Swing on Saturday, July 13. Dance lessons ...

The Houston Symphony will salute the King of Swing and the soaring sounds of the Big Band era in The Best of Benny Goodman. The orchestra, under the direction of Principal POPS Conductor Michael ...

In 1938 music history was being made in Beckley, as well as on the stage of Carnegie Hall in New York City. It seemed appropriate for the Beckley Concert Association to celebrate its 75th anniversary ...

"Sing! Sing! Sing! A Tribute to Benny Goodman," featuring Goodman jazz standards such as "One O'clock Jump," "Stompin' at the Savoy," "Don't Be That Way" and the climactic finale "Sing, Sing, Sing" is ...

The clarinet, valued for its versatility, range and pure sinusoidal timbre, has enjoyed the attention of many of classical music’s greatest composers. Earning substantial credibility as a serious solo ...

Wednesday's Cape Girardeau Municipal Band concert will take audience members back to the big band era with the band's performance alongside the Jerry Ford Orchestra, featuring special guest trombonist ...