Krupa was "a dazzling blitzkrieg of cymbal and snare drum violence", and one of the most influential drummers ever ...

Dance coined the phrase "mainstream jazz" in the 1950s to describe what constituted "acceptable" jazz, specifically swing-era music—danceable music. The influential critic did not hide his dislike for ...

The producer helped bring about the swing era in the 1930s, but a new set highlights the later jazz recordings he oversaw in the 1950s, many of them featuring Count Basie regulars and even the ...

3. Charles Peterson took thousands of photos of jazz musicians in New York during the 1930s and ’40s. In “Swing Era New York,” his extensive archive is divided into six chapters focusing on ...

Mary Lou Williams, Artie Shaw, Django Reinhardt and more article by Larry Slater, published on August 22, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more Radio & Podcasts articles ...

Rock 'n' roller Rod Stewart and big-band leader Jools Holland share an enthusiasm for model trains, and music. So, when the two decided to get together to make an album of jazz classics from the ...

Lizzy & the Triggermen, a 10-piece jazz band helmed by Lizzy Shapiro, delights in infusing swing era music with a modern sound – “Duke Ellington meets Amy Winehouse,” as Shapiro describes it ...

These days, young people are embracing the music and steps that kept their grandparents out late at night -- swing dancing. And they are moving to the uniquely American big band sound that filled ...

A brassy tribute to the 1940s swing era, “In The Mood,” is a big-band music revue that has been touring all over the world — and now, in its 21st ...