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Great American music returns to Dixieland Jazz Fest in Olympia, WA

America’s Classic Dixieland Jazz Festival in Olympia, WA brings together some of the area’s best bands with a handful of selected guest...

Q. Can you recommend a book about the band leader Artie Shaw?A. Last year a book "Three Chords for Beauty's Sake: The Life of Artie Shaw,...

Q. I've heard several times thatsome big bands were not always solely owned by the bandleader or the band members? True?A.Tommy Dorsey, for...

British bandleader Nick Ross nroHere is the popular British big band... the NRO, with their latest music video. They play the classic "A...

It is time for a "pledge drive" on PBS stations. Here in the NYC area we have starting at 7:30pm on WNET 13 two and a half hours of music...

It is fund raising time on the PBS stations. This Saturday, June 5 at 9pm, the special "Big Band Years" will air on New York's WNET...

One of the world's greatest Glenn Miller fans is Dave Smith down in Florida. Dave reminded me today of The YahooGroups GlennMillerFans...

The Five Flags Center in Dubuque, Iowa has booked the Artie Shaw Orchestra for the Five Flags Theater on June 12, 2010 at 7:30PM. Tickets are;...

INA RAY HUTTON Bruno of Hollywood Q. The most famous all-girl jazz band in the 1930's was? A. Clearly the Ina Ray Hutton group. Ina Ray Hutton was...

Who were the the top female vocalists of the Big Band Era? Helen O'Connell? Peggy Lee? Doris Day,?Jo Stafford,?Ella? Billie? What is your pick?...