(CBS 11) - Benny Goodman is recognized today as one of the most outstanding musicians and band leaders of the big band era of late 1930s and 1940s. Through his hard work and that of his band, he ...

All About Jazz readers are invited to enter the Mosaic Records The Columbia and OKeh Benny Goodman Orchestra Sessions 7-CD set giveaway starting today. We'll select one lucky winner at the conclusion ...

Eighty years ago this month, legendary clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman, the King of Swing, made history with a sold-out performance at Carnegie Hall. On January 16, 1938 the Benny Goodman ...

Benny Goodman Orchestra’s 1943 concert at the Springfield Armory National Historic Site will be commemorated with a Big Band concert there featuring Simply Swing on Saturday, July 13. Dance lessons ...

In that spirit, Mosaic Records is proud to present the Classic Columbia and OKeh Benny Goodman Orchestra Sessions (1939-1958) - a treasure trove of seven CDs, spanning nearly 20 years of Goodman's ...

"That January 16 th back in 1938 was a Sunday, and a cold one," Goodman recalled in a commentary recorded 12 years later. "We didn't quite know what would happen. How we would sound. What the audience ...

In 1938 music history was being made in Beckley, as well as on the stage of Carnegie Hall in New York City. It seemed appropriate for the Beckley Concert Association to celebrate its 75th anniversary ...

DRUMS WEEK 2025: Carnegie Hall, New York City, 16 January 1938. An eager audience is keyed up with excitement, awaiting the first jazz concert at this prestigious classical music venue. The Benny ...

Lorry Black first fell in love with Benny Goodman’s album “The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert” at band camp when he was just 14 years old. Sixteen years later, Black, the associate director of ...

Grammy Award-winning guest artist Paquito D'Rivera will join with the NJCU Alumni Jazz Big Band on Friday, Sept. 14, at the J. Owen Grundy Pier at Exchange Place in Jersey City. The free show at 6 p.m ...

The clarinet, valued for its versatility, range and pure sinusoidal timbre, has enjoyed the attention of many of classical music’s greatest composers. Earning substantial credibility as a serious solo ...