Egyptian will celebrate king of swing with benefit concert Saturday Jun 25, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009. Coos Bay native Aaron Johnson will perform alongside the It's About Time Big Band. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Mick LaSalle answers your questions Jun 21, 2009
Meanwhile, Helen Forrest made classic recordings with three of the best big bands around: Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman and Harry James. Still, just because I have no particular affection for Frank Sinatra's recordings doesn't mean he wasn't a great singer, or that I don't know he was a great singer. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Jazz by the lake Jun 18, 2009
July 8: Ken Peplowski s Benny Goodman Centennial Celebration ... His performance in Racine will be a tribute to Benny Goodman featuring the big band sound. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Six Decades at the New York Philharmonic Jun 17, 2009
Well, of course the influence from my parents was Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw. They were the kings of clarinet. (Time.com)
Maynard Community Band season begins July 1 Jun 17, 2009
Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, and others created this classic genre in the 1930s and 1940s, and the MCB keeps swinging in 2009. A full rhythm section of drumset, string bass, guitar and piano join in set a groove to get the feet moving. (Beacon Villager, MA)
Charlie Mariano, saxophonist, musical sojourner Jun 17, 2009
Born Carmine Ugo Mariano in 1923, he was weaned on his father s beloved Italian operas and the big bands he heard on the radio: Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, and Count Basie, whose saxophonist Lester Young became Mr. Mariano s first musical hero. He would not get his own saxophone until his 18th birthday, but in short order, the ambitious young musician was playing nightly at Izzy Ort s bar and dance hall in what was then known as Boston s combat zone, for $19 a week. (Boston Globe)
KCC Performing Arts series for 2009/10 Jun 16, 2009
Dave Bennett s Benny Goodman Tribute, June 5. Michigan clarinetist Dave Bennett, is an authentic musical prodigy who brings to life the classic sound and music of Benny Goodman (1909-1986) with incredible technique, style, beauty of tone and naturalness ... Bennett s mature stage presence, knowledge of the dates and details of Goodman recordings, and his penchant for wire-rim glasses, spats and double-breasted suits, transport listeners back to the time and mood of Benny Goodman s swing era. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
What's Up? Jun 6, 2009
KING OF SWING: A team of young Lindy Hoppers, backed by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, answer the question "Who is Benny Goodman?" This latest installment of Jazz for Young People, led by Victor Goines, kicks off with a Family Fest in which audience members can try out instruments between snacks. 1 and 3 p.m. (fests at noon and 2 p.m.), 12, 20 and 28. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Summer Fun events 2009 Jun 4, 2009
Animal Crackers Jazz Series: Ken Peplowski, Benny goodman tribute. This jazz series provides great entertainment along with various food vendors and a yard party atmosphere at the Racine Zoo, 2131 N. Main St., Racine. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for May 29 May 29, 2009
FRIDAY, MAY 29: BENNY GOODMAN'S 100TH ... Clarinetist Benny Goodman -- who came to epitomize the swing era -- was born 100 years ago tomorrow in Chicago ... Perhaps his most notable performance was in 1938 -- the first jazz concert ever held in Carnegie Hall, including the immortal "Sing, Sing, Sing." Benny Goodman came to be known as the "King of Swing," and his music was heard by GIs in every theater of World War II. Swing dominated music charts for 20 years. (PR Newswire)
Benny Goodman's music still swings May 27, 2009
The sound of Benny Goodman - the blazing clarinet soaring above a riotously rocking big band or dancing with thrilling fluency through improvised trio and quartet numbers - set off the swing fever that helped millions through the Depression and brought jazz to the forefront of American popular music. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Music That Still Swings May 27, 2009
Benny Goodman's music still swings. Article:Benny Goodman's music still swings:/c/a/2009/05/25/DDTT17PT3G.DTL Article:Benny Goodman's music still swings:/c/a/2009/05/25/DDTT17PT3G.DTL ... Benny Goodman's music still swings. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Summer events listings May 17, 2009
June 2 and 5: Tribute to the King of Swing; Benny Goodman. Tickets: $20-$89. (Boston Globe)
The swing of things May 15, 2009
A door opened when Barsamian formed a six-piece band to play his native Armenian music, dubbing him "King of Armenian Swing." Another door opened more than 30 years ago when the bandleader formed Artie Barsamian's Boston Big Band in the style of Benny Goodman and Stan Kenton. 8 p.m. $25. (Boston Globe)
Flower power May 8, 2009
As usual, Sunday's main stage line-up shifts the focus to jazz with the homegrown Lee Russo Quartet, piano man Matthew Ball (aka the Boogie Woogie Kid) and clarinetist Dan Levinson with James Langston's New York City All-Stars in a big-band salute to the 100th anniversary of pioneering jazzman Benny Goodman. Caffe honors Carters. (Albany Times Union)
Community invited to have some fun and enjoy big-band, swing-era music May 8, 2009
As the band rehearsed some of Benny Goodman s big-band era hits this week, MHS senior Josh Kassmeyer said the music was inspiring. It makes you want to get up and dance, he said. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Sacramento Jazz Fest May 7, 2009
San Francisco's , popular among those who like the dance styles of the 20s and 30s, draws inspiration from Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Paul Whiteman. from Orlando, Fla. (KCRA 3, CA)
New on DVD: Streisand, 'Stranded' and a thriller May 1, 2009
But jazz lovers, rejoice: Here are Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Lionel Hampton and more. Bride Wars (* 1/2; 2009, Fox, PG, $30; Blu-ray, $40): Life-long best pals (Anne Hathaway, Kate Hudson) turn mortal enemies when their dream weddings conflict and neither will budge. (USA Today -- Life)
30th Anniversary of the Detroit International Jazz Festival 2009 Edition of the Labor Day Weekend Classic to Celebrate Family Jazz Dynasties and the Detroit Jazz Legacy Apr 30, 2009
Other cool presentations include a 100th birthday celebration for Benny Goodman by clarinetist extraordinaire Eddie Daniels and the WSU Big Band a; Bottoms Up ... The Wayne State University Big Band will perform the music of Benny Goodman with clarinetist Eddie Daniels and the Michigan State University Big Band will perform the works of John Clayton with Dee Dee Bridgewater. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Juicy Jazz Pairs Dance, Band for BPAS Season Finale Apr 28, 2009
Florida Dance Theatre; Swingin Jazzland (Full Company); Music: Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Dorothy Dandridge, Duke Ellington; Choreography: Ferdinand de Jesus. Bartow High School Jazz Band, Brass Machine, Music: Mark Taylor. (Bartow Polk County Democrat, FL)
Rubin 'Zeke' Zarchy, at 93; trumpeter with '40s big bands Apr 19, 2009
From the mid-1930s on, Mr. Zarchy played with such big band leaders as Joe Haymes, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Paul Weston, and Miller. He was considered the glue that held the brass sections together in the Dorsey, Bob Crosby, and Miller bands. (Boston Globe)
Medfield COA events: April Apr 18, 2009
Boston Pops evening - Friday, June 5, Benny Goodman special ... The performance features a tribute to Benny Goodman with Keith Lockhart conducting. (Medfield Press, MA)
Rowlett: The Wall of Jazz revives jazz-funk sound Apr 15, 2009
Trombonist Greg Waits has performed with such big names as Benny Goodman and Harry Connick, Jr., but he believes his latest musical endeavor will strike the right chord with jazz fans. The Rowlett resident joined The Wall of Jazz a couple months ago after responding to an ad on Craigslist, and without even playing a show he said he has a great feeling about the 16-piece band s potential. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Turning back the clock Apr 10, 2009
Crooner Jeff Gilbert - with an invisible Benny Goodman orchestra hidden behind the curtain - did sweet justice to a quartet of popular period songs, and then it was time for "Fugitive Lovers" to take the screen. It was a perfectly appropriate period melodrama about this dancer dame Letty who grabs a bus to LA to skedaddle from New York so's she can lose mob boss, Legs, who likes a dame with sass and class, but she falls for this jailbird Paul who busts out of the pen, slips onto the bus and into... (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Bud Shank, 82; noted flutist, alto sax 'cool jazz' pioneer Apr 6, 2009
Clifford Everett Shank Jr. was born May 27, 1926, in Dayton, Ohio, and began playing clarinet at age 10 after hearing Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw on the radio. He soon switched to the saxophone. (Boston Globe)
Bill Tapia: String master brings ukulele back Apr 3, 2009
"I loved that guy. He had a style of his own, and until today, every guitarist plays some of his stuff. We jammed from 1 to 4 a.m. after his gig at the Palomar with Benny Goodman, just him and me and a bass player.". 7 tonight. (San Francisco Chronicle)
E-Free Church Home residents celebrate 1930s week Apr 1, 2009
Moving on to Tuesday, March 24, residents took part in the "Sights, Sounds and Tastes of the 1930s, where staff and volunteers provided the residents with the chance to sample foods that were created during that timeframe, including Spam, Ritz crackers, Fritos corn chips, Twinkies, 3 Musketeers candy bars and Royal Crown Cola. Another highlight of the day that Bell said residents thoroughly enjoyed was a lip sync show in which staff and volunteers dressed like famous entertainers of the '30s,... (Mid Iowa Enterprise, IA)
Hunt Family Fiddlers to launch LCCCs Community Concert Series Mar 29, 2009
The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. and feature big band renditions of Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Count Basie and others. The group also features music from Broadway, Latin American rhythms, waltzes and big band rock n roll arrangements. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
'40s style attitude will take the stage Mar 27, 2009
More than a concert, it s a big band theatrical swing revue that brings to life the era when all of America was listening and dancing to the same kind of music: Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Harry James, Erskin Hawkins, The Andrews Sisters, Frank Sinatra, and other greats of the 1940s. Featuring a company on stage of 19 including the In the Mood Singers and Dancers and the sensational String of Pearls big band orchestra, the show s arrangements, costumes and choreography... (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
At home in Green Valley, Bob Millar looks over black-and-white photos of theater fronts he created back in the 1940s for Warner Bros. in Milwaukee. Photo by KAREN WALENGA | GREEN VALLEY NEWS Mar 18, 2009
Millar recalls meeting such Big Band legends as Stan Keaton, Benny Goodman and the Dorsey brothers. I loved music, Millar says, noting that his father had had an orchestra. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
U.S. Military Academy Jazz Knights to perform at Chi-Hi on Thursday Mar 5, 2009
The Jazz Knights highlights over the years include playing with Benny Goodman at Lincoln Center in 1982, performing with the Duke Ellington Orchestra for the 200th Anniversary of the New York State Legislature, and twice appearing at the Hatch Shell for Boston s Independence Day celebration. The Jazz Knights have also performed for festivals and music educators conventions, including the International Association for Jazz Education conventions, the Western International Band Clinic, the... (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Get ready to swing at UW-L Feb 27, 2009
The band is directed by Greg Balfany and will play the songs of Glenn Miller, Les Brown, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey and more ... Among selections performed will be Benny Goodman s Let s Dance, Frank Sinatra s Goody Goody and Glenn Miller s In The Mood. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Tom Patrick, drummer and band leader of Big Band Express, was recently presented with a Jerry Lewis drum cover when his band backed the famous comedian in concert at Desert Diamond Casino. He also recently backed Las Vegas singer Wayne Newton. Feb 20, 2009
Residents who grew up in an era of some of the finest music still thrill at the sound of Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller. It seems we just can t get enough of the big band sound and real music. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Things to do, Feb. 20-26 Feb 20, 2009
Here's just a sample of whose music is performed in this show: Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, the Andrews Sisters and Frank Sinatra. Are your feet tapping already. (Fresno Bee)
The Oscar 11: Team aims to revive awards' telecast Feb 20, 2009
" The Getaway Driver: Michael Giacchino Assignment: Orchestra conductor As actors and actresses flow out to present awards and winners stagger joyfully up to collect their trophies, their entrances and exits will be accompanied by Giacchino's 41-piece orchestra. Those overstaying their welcome at the microphone will be driven off by a swell of his music, too. Giacchino is another newcomer to the telecast team, but last year, he was in the seats as a rookie nominee for writing the music in... (USA Today -- Life)
Acclaimed Jazz Drummer Dies Feb 18, 2009
Bellson was a master musician who performed with such greats as Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Benny Goodman, as well as with his late wife, Pearl Bailey, who died in 1990. Bellson's career spanned more than six decades. (KWTX.com, TX)
Drum legend Louie Bellson dies at 84 Feb 17, 2009
LOS ANGELES - Legendary big band drummer Louie Bellson, who performed with such greats as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman and Oscar Peterson, has died. He was 84. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Louie Bellson 1924-2009 Louie Bellson, 1924-2009: Legendary jazz ... Feb 17, 2009
Northwest Illinois native performed in Chicago before playing with Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Harry James. By Howard Reich | Tribune critic. (Chicago Tribune)
Big band, jazz drummer Louie Bellson dies at age 84 Feb 17, 2009
Louie Bellson, 84, widely considered one of the world's greatest drummers, who played with Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey and Count Basie, died Feb. 14 in California of complications from a hip fracture he suffered in November ... He joined Benny Goodman's band before he was 20 years old. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Louie Bellson, top drummer of big band era, composer; at 84 Feb 17, 2009
Best known as a superlative big band drummer, driving the beat for Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Harry James, Duke Ellington, and others, Mr. Bellson was also an adept player in small groups. His more than 200 recorded appearances as leader and sideman encompass sessions with Jazz at the Philharmonic, Woody Herman, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, James Brown, and dozens of others, including Ellington's Big Four alongside guitarist Joe Pass and bassist Ray Brown. (Boston Globe)
Tucson newsman and politician Steve Emerine dies Feb 14, 2009
"I'm sure he's up there now swinging with the best of them - Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton." Emerine wanted to have a jazz funeral, and his family is trying to accommodate his wishes, she said. Being president of the jazz society "was the most wonderful thing in the world to him," she added. (FOX 11, AZ)
* Jazz: women are becoming key players Feb 9, 2009
But many remain best known for their collaborations with more famous men X Williams, for instance, wrote arrangements for Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington, and Lil Hardin Armstrong is more often referred to as Louis Armstrongs second wife than as a composer and bandleader in her own right. In the early days of jazz, scorn was poured on the very possibility of women as instrumentalists. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Lezlie Anders in \"Fever!\" at the Annenberg Feb 8, 2009
They were both in the Benny Goodman Band. Both were launched by him, even though they worked with Goodman ten years apart. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
