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 ...

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 ...

Jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman plays in 2019. Swing is an essential component of nearly all kinds of jazz music. Physicists think that subtle nuances in the timing of soloists are key to creating that ...

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 ...

The Jazz Loft is celebrating the change of season with its “Swing Into Spring Festival,” which will be held throughout the village of Stony Brook and surrounding areas from Tuesday through Sunday.

When the Harlem Renaissance was in full swing, so was swing dance. A century later, “Swing!” celebrates the music and the moves of this era of jazz. The musical, featuring well-known songs by artists ...

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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 ...

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The CJRO big band brings an electrifying night of rhythm, style and swing Saturday, February 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd, Arvada, CO 80003 This concert delivers powerful ...

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 ...