With Benny Goodman Week we sought to showcase some ... In between tunes Ken shared anecdotes about his time in the Goodman band, which added to the evening’s intimacy. Then, just before the ...

This 14-piece group plays popular big band music of the 30s, and 40s, from bands led by Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, and many others. Dancing is encouraged.

I was only aware of Benny Goodman as a traveling spokesman for American values as he toured the Soviet Union and other countries less fortunate than us, who lacked not only the right to vote for ...

Big band music continued to dominate the airwaves ... and gained her real break in 1941 when she replaced Helen Forrest as Benny Goodman’s vocalist. Under his watchful eye, she honed her technique.

The young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a Chicago ... Benny begins by joining the Ben Pollack traveling band.

The crowd went wild. They were witnessing the birth of a star! Within a month, James was with the Benny Goodman Band, where he and Gene Krupa became ‘celebs’ before the word was invented. In 1939 ...

none was more striking than the one he crafted for himself Rising to fame with the Benny Goodman band, Gene Krupa was the first superstar drummer The British performance artists discuss how their ...

Known for its mix of Big Band Swing teamed with outstanding vocals, the Orchestra’s repertoire ranges from the classics of Glenn Miller through Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman to the ...

The big guns of big band are here! The best of the 30s greats - think Glen Miller and Benny Goodman - through to the kings of modern swing; Frank Sinatra and Michael Buble. The The Royal New Zealand ...