It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing — all you’ve got to do is stagger your timing. For decades, fans of jazz music have debated why some songs have swing — the characteristic swaying ...

The Ditties channel the most exciting qualities of classic close-harmony acts, while incorporating song and storytelling elements that reflect not only their personal struggles and aspirations, but ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. The Athens-based jazz collective Swing Theory brings a post-1940s jazz style to the ...

For nearly a century, jazz musicians and scholars have debated the answer to a musical mystery. As legendary jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong once put it, "What is this thing called swing?" Swing has ...

In 1931, Duke Ellington and Irving Mills even dedicated a song to the phenomenon of swing which they called "It Don't Mean a Thing, If It Ain't Got That Swing". Yet, to this day, the question of what ...

Swing is a propulsive, groovy feeling that makes you want to move with the music. It’s hard to put into words, but if you listen to jazz, you’ve probably felt it yourself. Now, researchers have ...

Marcus Roberts has made a habit of showing up in Santa Barbara, with Gershwin in tow, and that’s a good thing. The respected veteran jazz pianist, whose first Santa Barbara appearances were with the ...

Anyone who enjoys swing-style jazz has probably heard the works of Pearl Django. The group, which is celebrating the 25th anniversary, will perform its Gypsy jazz swing in a concert scheduled for May ...

String Swing is a Copenhagen based jazz group with a music style based on solid gypsy swing and a vast load of original material. String Swing’s main attraction is singer Alice Carreri, who joined the ...

Electro swing fuses the brassy charm of 1920s swing and jazz with contemporary electronic dance production, creating a genre that is both nostalgic and modern. Emerging in the late 1990s and ...