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 ...

The free festival, which almost went on hiatus last year due to debt, gave crowds a reason to dance in a new setting.

American jazz and popular dance tunes- for the foxtrot and other 1920’s and 30’s dances, dominated nightlife and entertainment in the movies and live performance. The 1920s represented a period of ...

So, I've recently started to really like blues. The manager at one of my workplaces puts on blues on full-blast (it's a warehouse), but I have no clue who or what's playing. On top of that, I also ...

Featuring an All-Star Lineup: Hannah Gill, Queen Esther, Gabe Terraccciano, Alphonso Horne, Justin Poindexter, Gordon Webster, Patrick Soluri, and more. As a relatively new group founded in 2018, the ...

2 DOLLY: A TRUE ORIGINAL MUSICAL is Coming to Broadway in December Ken Slavin will perform at the Triad Theater on November 30. The show will feature New York-inspired songs and holiday classics, ...

Kevin Struthers directed the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ jazz programming for three decades. On Sept. 10, he was fired. It was the latest in an ongoing outflow of staffers and ...