With a big band orchestra, singers and swing dancers, IN THE MOOD, is the retro 1940's musical that brings to the stage the music that moved a nation's spirit and helped win a war. More than a concert ...

It was a great time in the country’s history. World War II was over. The music was jazzy, brassy, upbeat and swing. And it was as if the whole nation was tuned in to the same sound. The bands were big ...

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 year the show makes its first stopover in New Orleans ...

Shirley McMarlin Friday, April 15, 2022 1:31 p.m. | Friday, April 15, 2022 1:31 p.m. For 24 years, Neon Swing X-perience has been jumpin’ and jivin’ across area stages, playing a lively blend of ...

Ask a music geek or a historian and they will probably tell you that the big-band era that was born with radio relay of the Benny Goodman band at L.A.'s Palomar Ballroom on Aug. 21, 1935, ended some ...

A 1940s-style swing dance will be held at the Freeland Public Park Pavilion from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. The dance is the latest of the free Friday evening concerts in the historic Pavilion. Music for ...

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 ...

Big bands were built in the 1920s and ’30s to blast young dancers with layers of rhythm, but creative composers seeking a larger canvas have kept the form alive. Hear 12 big selections. By Giovanni ...