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 ...

For many jazz fans, the saying goes “it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.” The same ethos does not really apply to heavy metal and hard rock where bombast and intensity are a big part of ...

Servant Stage will present the toe-tapping, heart-pounding Broadway musical SWING! as its summer MainStage production, bringing the infectious rhythms and exuberant energy of swing music to audiences ...

Swingbeat was interchangeable with new jack swing, but it was the latter which caught on. So When TLC and SWV emerged in 1992 they were swiftly tagged as trading in new jill swing, the female comeback ...

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A Howard County Jazz Concert Pianist who recently died from Alzheimer's Disease life and career is now a musical stage play. The Play "Born to Swing" will detail the 86-year career ...

Note: An earlier version of this story mischaracterized where funding comes from. WILLIAMSBURG — A traveling swing project could bring music to downtown Williamsburg next year, depending on City ...