Benny Goodman News

Benny Golson Live Interview with Dave Schroeder at Barnes & Noble on Friday, October 6th at 7:00 P.M. Benny Golson Live Interview with Dave Schroeder at Barnes & Noble on Friday, October 6th at 7:00 p.m. Join us this Friday, October 30th, for an in-store Barnes & Noble interview with saxophonist, epic composer and jazz legend, Benny Golson Time: ...

Benny Goodman strolled down New York's Second Avenue one recent morning, covering the nine blocks between his apartment and a health club, where he swims each day, in about ten minutes.

Clint Eastwooda s film adaptation of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is probably best remembered for its soundtrack, consisting entirely of classic songs written by Savannah, Georgiaa s favorite son, Johnny Mercer.

The Cleveland Pops Orchestra will present on Friday, "When Swing was King: A Salute to Benny Goodman and Friends," "King of Swing" Goodman, whose centenary is being celebrated this year, often is credited with launching swing at his historic 1938 Carnegie Hall concert, though he never professed to having introduced the style.

Pete Neighbour is proud to announce that his new album, It's Alright With Me is now available.

Here is a general quiz about the big band era; 1. Benny Goodman was the first to be crowned the "King of Swing." Who replaced him? a. Glenn Miller b. Tommy Dorsey c. Artie Shaw 2.Who is credited with giving Goodman the title? a. Gene Krupa b. Teddy Wilson c. Harry James 3. Which band leader was not married to a movie queen? a. Artie Shaw b. Harry ...

The King of Swing continues his legacy through the Greater Alton Concert Association's channeling him for his 100th birthday.

AFTER a highly successful collaboration in 2006, jazz legend Louis Stewart has teamed up once again with young British vibraphone player Jim Hart for a tour of Ireland, including a visit to St John's this Thursday, October 15.

As expected, the celebrity autographs did very well in the first session of the Annual Hollywood Memorabilia auction hosted by Profiles in History.

Who is this man? He has lifted the Big Bands of Benny Goodman and the Tonight Show with his thumping acoustic rhythm guitar.

The Terry Myers Orchestra will present "The Best of Benny," a concert of Benny Goodman's music, at 2 p.m. Oct.

Interview: Al Stewart When Benny Goodman and Louis Armstrong tried to iron out how their 1953 joint tour would play out, egos clashed and Goodman dropped out.

Free Movie Nights with "Lady Day," "The Duke," and Charlie "Bird" Parker! Make Tuesday the new Friday and join the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center for the first 'Scenes Through the Cinema Lens" on October 20 at 7:30! An original retrospective focusing on the performing arts in film, this years series will highlight several of the great ...

Sax maniacs should get to the Y Theatre on Wednesday night where popular sax and clarinet player, Alan Barnes, is joined by US clarinet and sax player Ken Peplowski.

A billet of highly enriched uranium that was recovered from scrap processed at the Y-12 National Security Complex Plant Explosive Issues Former George W. Bush Speech writer Matt Latimer offers an insider's account of the final years of the Bush administration.

The attic is a great place to explore without going on an archaeological dig as long as you do not mind a little dust and spider webs.

I've been thinking about the "Charlie Christian" guitar pickup a lot lately. It's been fetishized by a remarkable number of top-rate guitarists -- and guitarists fetishize their tools more than any group this side of, I dunno, Mac users? [by the way, hello future Google visitors who clicked to this page hoping for an entirely different kind of ...

Chicago can't lay claim to being the jazz capital of the world, nor was it the birthplace of jazz .

The Red River Historical Museum announces a new exhibit, "Sherman Music Men" which pays tribute to three musicians born in Sherman.

The London Jazz Festival in association with BBC Radio 3 returns for its 17th year with an invigorating and engaging programme that is truly reflective of the diverse nature of the capital.