Today most big bands are part-time affairs, with leaders writing most if not all of the charts. These arrangements provide each band with its own musical personality, with the writing slightly more ...

For decades Benny Goodman and his clarinet popped up just about everywhere, and when they did, just about everyone knew it. Goodman, who would have turned 100 on May 30, defined for most people the ...

The former Manor Inn in Rensselaer, now home to Casey's Restaurant, was a popular destination for music fans during the swing era. Circa-1940 entertainment and restaurant advertisements in the Times ...

What beautiful music! Hailey has the voice of an angel! Her sound is so pure and soulful. It’s great to hear a vocalist that sings on a very high and plays trombone on an equally high level. This band ...

Artie Shaw, who rose to fame as one of the swing era’s finest bandleaders and most innovative clarinetists but then slammed the door on the music business with a Shakespearean flourish, died Thursday.