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 ...

Pianist Bruce Barth and Saxophonist Steve Wilson in collaboration with “We Always Swing" Jazz Series set to release Home on April 27 “House Concert," recorded live in Columbia, Missouri, a first from ...

The Sweet & Hot Quartet will perform at MSU’s Charles H. Templeton Ragtime and Jazz Festival March 25th and 26th. (Submitted photo) STARKVILLE, Miss.—“If you don’t feel it, you’ll never know it,” ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. The beating heart of Athens would not have the same beat without the genesis of ...

Jazz must swing -- jazz musicians agree on that. However, even 100 years after the beginnings of jazz, it is still unclear what exactly constitutes the swing feel. With a sophisticated experiment and ...

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 ...

In my neighborhood, young girls swoon to the sound of Dan Barrett's trombone, and their boyfriends get romantic. Melody in Swing will also get your parents up for a round of slow dancing in the living ...

Jean-Paul Gaster still remembers the moment he realized the first heavy-metal band was playing jazz. Growing up near Washington, D.C., the drummer — who for nearly 30 years has brought a loose-limbed ...